Economic Conditions

Fed Cuts Rates for First Time in Four Years

A softening labor market and cooling inflation contributed to a 50-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

Inflation Falls to Lowest Level Since February 2021

Lumber Prices Trend Lower on Soft Demand

NAR Forecasts Improved Housing Market Conditions for 2024

Why You Should Listen to The Home Depot Q2 Earnings Call

Building Products: The Beginning of the Great Channel Reorder

Where Are Home Prices Headed in 2023?

Jobs, Resale Listings, and the 10-Year Treasury: What to Watch This Spring

Building Products: Short-Term Risks, Long-Term Runway

IBS 2023: Despite Recession, Housing Market Projected to Rebound in Second Half of 2023

COVID-19 Update: Inflationary Concerns, Rising Interest Rates, and Recessionary Risks

Remodeling Boom to Peak During 2022

RRI Forecasts Remodeling Market Relaxation in 2022

COVID-19 Update: Job Growth, Inflation Risks, and Affordability Concerns

JCHS: Remodeling Growth to Continue Through 2022

Remodeling Market Continues to Surge ... But Not for Long

Home Improvement Spending to Accelerate in Second Half of Year

Where Will We See the Strongest Remodeling Growth in 2021?

June Jobs Report: 4.8 Million Back to Work

COVID-19 Update: ‘Remain Vigilant … Be Ready to Respond or Pivot’

Pending Home Sales Rose 16.7% Month Over Month in May

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Economy is Loaded with Mixed Messages’

COVID-19 Update: ‘Fiscal Support Has Kept The Economy Afloat’

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Hope is That The Freefall is Behind Us’

Consumer Confidence Steadies

Onset of Coronavirus Causes a Reversal in RRI Outlook

NAHB Says Home Building Could Help Fuel an Economic Recovery

NAHB Chief Economist Predicts Sharp Recession to Come

Builder Confidence Rebounds, But Remains Weak

COVID-19 Update: “Today’s Trends Are Not Necessarily Future Trends”

Mortgage Loans In Forbearance Rise to 7.91%

COVID-19 Update: “Not Giving Up, But Moving Forward”

Mortgage Applications Increase Slightly

COVID-19 Update: ‘How Might We Chart a Course Back?’

Construction Spending Held Up in March, Mostly

Economic Forecast: Dramatic Downturn in Remodeling Market

Mortgage Rates Hit Bottom

Fed Holds Rates, Pledges Continued Support

Start Eliminating Debt Now

Staying Optimistic: Housing Least Impacted Industry During Pandemic

COVID-19 Update: ‘Inconsistency Reigns’

COVID-19 Update: ‘Absorb, Pivot, Perform’

Mortgage Rates Near All-Time Lows

Another 5.2 Million File for Jobless Benefits

Fannie Now Expects 3.1% Contraction in 2020 GDP

Builder Confidence Sinks

COVID-19 Update: ‘Don’t Let This Defeat You’

Coronavirus Forces BlueLinx to Furlough 15% of Corporate Workforce

FBM Borrows an Additional $120 Million Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Builders Are Essential, and Why it Matters Now

A ‘Both/And’ Leadership Challenge During Coronavirus Crisis: Deal With Now And Plan For Tomorrow

COVID-19 Update: “Preserve, Generate, Reinvent”

Mortgage Rates Still Dropping

ISM Manufacturing Index Turns Negative in March

Construction Spending Slipped in February

COVID-19 Crushes Consumer Confidence

How COVID-19 Has Changed the Real Estate Market, So Far

JELD-WEN Issues COVID-19 Guidance

COVID-19 Update: ‘Each Market Will Feel the Impact, Every Economy, All of Us’

Engineering and Construction Material Prices Fall for First Time in 40 Months

Today’s COVID-19 BUILDER Update: Pre-Data ‘Next Right Steps’ From Lennar’s Stuart Miller

February New-Home Contracts Up 16.4% Y-O-Y

COVID-19: ‘An Economist’s Worst Nightmare’

California Realtors Expect COVID-19 to Negatively Affect Business

Home Builder Stocks Take a Whipping

The Fed Cut Short-Term Rates In A Big And Surprising Move

Mortgage Applications Increase Over 55%

Epidemic Proportions: What Builders Do When They Don’t Know What Comes Next

Realtors See Traffic Decline Due to Virus Fears

A Competitive Spring Buying Season Seen Ahead

Mortgage Rates Hit All-time Low

What Businesses Need to Know About Coronavirus

Mortgage Applications Up More Than 15%

Fed Cuts Interest Rate

ProSales 100 Conference: Economic Recession Is on the Horizon

Mortgage Rates Slip

Kitchen & Bath Market Index Projects a Robust 2020

Jobs Report Surprises to the Upside

Mortgage Rates Fall for the Third Consecutive Week

Mortgage Applications Go Up in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Single-Family Construction Spending Rose in 2019

Mortgage Applications Jump Up In Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level in Three Months

Mortgage Rates Generally Hold Steady

Construction Spending Rises in November

Homeownership Rate Expected to Climb

Builders Enter 2020 Cautiously Optimistic About Housing

Building Materials Prices Decline in November

Economists at First Realtor Forecast Summit See Expansion Ahead

The Next Big Thing In Housing Affordability

Zillow Sees Return to Normalcy in Housing in 2020

Construction Spending Slips in October

Salaries Required to Purchase a Home in the 50 Largest Metros

Fannie Economic Forecast Brightens

LIRA Predicts Remodeling Market Will Stall in 2020

Will Rent Control Policies Help the Housing Market?

Construction Spending Mostly Flat in August

Census Bureau Releases American Community Survey

More Than Half Of Consumers Believe Now Is a Good Time to Buy a Home

August Jobs Data Disappoints

BlueTarp Building Supply Index Holds Steady in Q2

Remodeling Outlook Remains Positive Despite Expectations of Tight Housing Market, RRI Finds

Mortgage Rates Flat for Week

MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Rise 5.3%

MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Drop 1.4%

LIRA Projects Steep Slowdown in Home Improvement Spending

Foreign Investments in U.S. Residential Real Estate Plummeted 36%

MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Drop 2.4%

Inflation Remains in Check in June

Strong Economy Supports Remodeling Amid Slow Housing Turnover, RRI Finds

BlueTarp Building Supply Index Experiences Greatest YOY Decline Since 2016

Construction Spending Slips in March

New-Home Sales Up 4.5% in March

Construction Spending Rises 1% in February

Pending Home Sales Slip a Bit

Beacon Roofing Supply Projects Q2 Loss

BlueTarp Building Supply Index Experiences Year-Over-Year Decline

ProSales 100 Conference: Economic Slowdown Could Be on the Horizon

Growth Concerns?

ProSales 100 Conference: Should the LBM Industry Be Worried About Tariffs?

IBS 2019: Economist Sees Correction on the Horizon

Remodeling Outlook Remains Positive for 2019, RRI Finds

Consumer Confidence Down for 2nd Consecutive Month

New Construction Starts in December Decline 10%

LIRA Predicts Remodeling Spending Growth Will Slow Further in 2019

2019 ProSales 100 Conference Theme and Sessions Are Revealed

Fannie Sees 2.3% GDP Growth in 2019

Remodeling Activity Will Remain Strong but Challenges Are Emerging, RRI Finds

BlueTarp’s Building Supply Index Keeps Rising, but Contractor Sentiment Shows Signs of Deterioration

Call for Nominations: $200,000 Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability

LIRA Predicts Slower Growth in Remodeling Spending Through Q3 2019

Another Drag on Home Sales: Child Care Costs Approach Monthly Rent Payments

RRI Forecast: Remodeling Activity Will Continue Record Growth in ’18

BlueTarp’s Building Supply Index Keeps Rising, but So Do Delinquencies

LBM’s Legions Are Getting Younger

Tariffs Score One Over Builder Sentiment in Trade Conflict’s First Round

Here’s Where ProSales 100 Dealers Believe Sales Will Grow Most

See How Rising Truck Rates Help Spur Price Hikes for LBM Products

Tariffs Impede the American Dream, NAHB’s Chairman Argues

HomeAdvisor Survey Shows Remodelers Expect to Keep Growing

What Trade Wars Mean for Builders

Introducing the 2018 Remodeling 550 List of America’s Biggest Remodeling Firms

BlueTarp Index Keeps Rising, But Jitters Continue

Download the Builder 100/Next 100 LIsts

Introducing the 2018 ProSales 100

2018 ProSales 100 Total Sales vs. Housing Starts Through the Years

Who’s In? Who’s Out? Presenting the 2018 Builder 100 List of America’s Biggest Home Builders

Here Are the Nation’s 10 Fastest-Growing Public Builders

BLS: Unemployment Reaches Lowest Level in 18 Years

Of the Top 200 Builders in the U.S., Here Are the 10 Private Builders That Grew the Most since 2016