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Featured Builder's Profile / South Kingstown RI
Liberty Cedar
Leading top quality specialty wood products, tropical lumbers & domestic hardwoods, custom milling and flooring, trim packages, timbers and other materials serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island with excellent customer service. Delivery to other areas via common carrier.
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By Jack Bjorklund / December 18, 2024
Single-Family Starts Gain While Multifamily Fails
Ongoing low levels of single-family existing home inventory boosted single-family output in November, while overall housing production declined...
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By Jack Bjorklund / December 11, 2024
Inflation Sticks Despite Lower Housing Costs
Inflation rose to 2.7% in November, meeting predictions, but the last stretch to the Fed’s 2% objective becomes...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 19, 2024
Freddie Mac: Higher Mortgage Rates Slow October Housing Production
According to Freddie Mac, housing starts decreased last month as the average monthly mortgage rate rose by a...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 19, 2024
Townhouse Construction Gains Momentum
Year-over-year improvements in townhouse construction continued in the third quarter of 2024, as demand for medium-density housing remained...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 13, 2024
Housing Costs Continue to Fuel Inflation
Inflation increased again in October, indicating that the last push to the 2% objective will be the most...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 11, 2024
Second-Quarter Sawmill Production Rises
The production index for sawmills and wood preservation businesses increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2024....
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 7, 2024
3Q Multifamily Developer Sentiment Was Mixed
Confidence in the market for new multifamily homes was mixed year on year in the third quarter of...
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By Owen Everett / November 6, 2024
Mortgage Rates Reversed October Downtrend
Mortgage rates reversed their recent downward trend in October, returning to two-month-ago levels. According to Freddie Mac, the...
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By Jack Bjorklund / October 18, 2024
Single-Family Starts Rise in September
In September, single-family starts experienced a modest increase as a result of the Federal Reserve’s easing of monetary...
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By Jack Bjorklund / October 17, 2024
Residential Construction Loan Declines
The volume of total outstanding acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans experienced the most significant year-over-year percentage decline...