We periodically share news articles that are important, interesting, or industry-related. While these articles are available on all of our social media continuously, we felt the need to share them in a condensed location for ease-of-reference. Check out some of the most recent articles below. 

Housing Articles:

This group of news articles relate to current housing trends, how the housing market is behaving, and how you can be a smart homeowner whether you’re seeking to buy, sell, or stay put. 

• Housing Starts Slide in June | HBS Dealer

• Housing Starts in US Decline to Lowest Level Since September | Bloomberg

• These Bubbly Housing Markets—Including Boise and Phoenix—Already Got Their Home Price ‘Top’ Blown Off | Fortune

• Confidence Slips in May | HBS Dealer

• Keep an Eye on These "Overvalued" Housing Markets as the Housing Boom Implodes | Fortune

• Cost Concerns for Homeowners | HIRI

• NLBMDA Wants Congress to Support Affordable Housing | HBS Dealer

• Recession Watch: ABC Economist Sees ‘Difficult Times’ Through 2025 | Construction Dive

• Housing Starts Topple in May | HBS Dealer

• Home Builders See Sizeable Demand Decreases | HBS Dealer

• The Housing Market ‘Correction’ Intensifies as Layoffs Hit Redfin and Compass | Fortune

• How Fast Your Local Housing Market is Cooling Amid the Great Deceleration | Fortune

• Lumber Prices Are Falling. Could Prices in the Housing Market Follow? | USA Today

• What the Housing Market Correction will do to Home Prices in 2023 | Fortune

Home Improvement/DIY Articles:

This group of news articles relate to current home improvement and ‘do-it-yourself’ trends. These pieces explore what other homeowners are doing to spruce up their homes and surrounding property.

• HBS Dealer Highlight the "Do It For Me" (DIFM) Trend | HBS Dealer

• Home Improvement Project Activity Tracker: 4 Things We Learned | HIRI

Construction/Industry Articles:

This group of news articles relate to the construction industry as a whole, current construction projects of importance, and laws/regulations that are affecting the industry today.

• Top 10 Commercial Contractors of 2022 | Construction Dive

• Quikrete Industry Dashboard: Triple Play | HBS Dealer

• Rising Labor Costs Eat Away at Construction Firms’ Profits | Construction Dive

• Proposed, Under-Construction, Abandoned: 6 Key US Pipeline Projects | Construction Dive

• Faced With Material Delays, Contractors Trying New Brands | HIRI

• NAHB Wants More Women to Join Construction Workforce | HBS Dealer

• How Construction Starts Fare by US Region | Construction Dive

• The Future of Water Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change | Construction Dive

• NLBMDA Supports Revisions to CDL Regulations | HBS Dealer

• High Pay Attracts Workers, But Construction's Employment Gap Widens | Construction Dive

• Lumber Price Gets Chopped in Half Amid Chill in Housing Markets | Bloomberg

• Construction Job Openings Hit Record High | HBS Dealer

• Northeast Construction Starts Slow Following Rebound Last Year | Construction Dive

• Three Strategies for Combating the Supply Chain Crisis | HBS Dealer

• Peak Pricing? June’s PPI Shows Signs of Relief for Construction Materials | Construction Dive

• NLBMDA Examines Delivery and Fleet Safety | HBS Dealer

• The Quikrete Industry Dashboard | HBS Dealer

Miscellaneous Articles:

This group of news articles cover everything not aforementioned or categorized above. 

• Two Takes on Lumber Tariffs | HBS Dealer

• HBS Dealer's "Made in the USA" E-Book | HBS Dealer

• Five Keys From Lowe's Fireside Chat | HBS Dealer

• Lowe's Continues to Support SkillsUSA | HBS Dealer

• 3 Reasons to Attend the HIRI Home Improvement Insights Summit | HIRI

• McCoy's Makes Leadership Moves | HBS Dealer

• Recession ‘Not Inevitable,’ Moody’s Says | Construction Dive

• David Weekley Homes Names National Preferred Partners | HBS Dealer

• US Department of Treasury Now Accepting Applications for Reconnecting Communities Program | Construction Dive

• JCHS: Pricing Pressure in the Forecast | HBS Dealer

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