Home builders who are truly passionate about providing safe, quality, comfortable homes in their community will power through these challenging times and find satisfaction in both the effort and the results

84 Lumber founder Joseph Hardy passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the age of 100

After steady gains since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, residential building worker wages are slowing in the first month of 2023

High inflation, dwindling buyer demand, and lingering supply chain obstacles are just a few of the many challenges keeping contractors up at night during the first month of the new year

As rising mortgage rates lead to a sharp drop in homebuyer demand, homebuilder sentiment is falling

The PPI for ready-mix concrete reached a new high in November after rising for 21 of the past 22 months

Home builders are offering rate buydowns to prospective buyers in order to bolster demand and sell homes faster

Home builders are reducing sales prices and offering incentives to budget-conscious buyers, but at a much more reserved pace than in 2007 and 2008

In order to bolster buyer demand and maintain a healthy backlog in a housing slowdown, home builders are being forced to lower their prices and offer new sales incentives