Home builders and lumber dealers are reporting significant shortages of key home building materials such as lumber and wall board, according to recent surveys by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Lumber and ...
Gearing up for the return of a healthy home building and remodeling market, manufacturers and suppliers have stepped up plans for exhibit spaces for the new Design and Construction Week, when the International Builders' Show (IBS) and the ...
Tags: Construction, New Products
During National Homeownership Month in June, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is telling young people that the time is right to buy a home, and the nation's builders are building the homes they want. "As the economy ...
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Better than expected economic data provided a cushion for the Australian dollar yesterday, with a sharp rebound in home building and still-resilient corporate investment plans easing the need for the central bank to cut rates again. But ...
Tags: Aussie Dollar, RBA
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently applauded Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) for introducing bipartisan legislation to encourage residential construction lending, spur job growth and keep the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The American Midwest is often thought of as the land of rolling plains, family values and, in recent years, shrinking economies. However, one industry stands to help the heartland get back on its feet: the construction industry. The ...
CSR has warned its glass division will continue to be a drag on its performance in the year ahead, despite a $196 million provision booked against it in the latest financial year. The difficulties were compounded by an ...
Tags: Ailing Glass, Construction
There is definitely a positive upward trend in residential home building. After years of weak demand for new construction, builders in most regions of the country are finally seeing more activity, bidding more work and signing more ...
Tags: Hardwood Flooring, Oak Flooring, Construction&Decoration
In the thick of the new home building, remodeling and redecorating season, having the greatest number of options when choosing upholstery fabrics and drapery fabrics is exactly what Norman S. Bernie Co. strives for, and as they have ...
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The downturn in German construction activity deepened at the end of the first quarter of the current year, driven largely by a sharp and accelerated decrease in home building. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
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A just-released forecast of labour supply and demand says construction will need to recruit more than 250,000 workers—including the traditional number of new entrants to the workforce—to meet building needs from now until 2021. ...
Tags: Construction Industry, labour supply, commercial building
A biiger-than-expected trade deficit for January hurt the Australian dollar in the Asia session but overall trading was subdued. Australia posted a seasonally adjusted trade gap of $1.06 billion in January, compared with $688 million in ...
Multifamily Ancillary Group, LLC (MAG), the leading ancillary service provider for the multifamily industry, today announced a number of employee promotions. Todd Clark has been promoted to Director of Operations for MAG. Clark joined the ...
Tags: Multifamily Ancillary Group, ancillary service, multifamily industry
Local shares reversed an intraday rise yesterday as caution about upcoming corporate earnings eclipsed data indicating continued improvement in Australia's two biggest trading partners. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.3 per ...
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MARK SYSTEMS is pleased to announce that Ronald S. Olson will be joining the company effective September 10th as a Senior Consultant specializing in implementation processes and ...
Tags: Ronald Olson, Mark Systems, OMware, construction software