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December Housing Starts Dropped 9.9%, The Commerce Department Said Jan. 17.

Jan 20, 2014

December housing starts dropped 9.9%, the Commerce Department said Jan. 17. Starts fell to an annual rate of 999,000 units in December from a revised 1.1 million pace in November, which was the highest since November 2007. Economists ...

Tags: Housing, Housing Drop, U.S.Housing

ELFA Evealed Its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014

Jan 14, 2014

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $827 billion equipment finance sector, revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014. Given U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies will spend ...

Tags: Equipment Acquisition Trends, Technology innovations

An Unusual Surge in Public Construction Pushed Its Construction Spending to Highest Level

Dec 23, 2013

An unusual surge in public construction in October pushed total construction spending to its highest level since May 2009 despite a dip in both private residential and nonresidential activity, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

The Industry Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.6 Percent

Dec 6, 2013

US construction employers added 17,000 jobs in November as the sector's employment hit the highest level since August 2009, and the industry unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, according to an analysis of new government data by the ...

Tags: Construction Unemployment, Construction

PPG Will Join Its Growing Digital Lead-Generation and Customer Loyalty Platform

Oct 25, 2013

Lakewood-based HomeSphere Inc. announced PPG Architectural Coatings (PPG) will join its growing digital lead-generation and customer loyalty platform, opening up new revenue opportunities for the brand. A respected paint industry leader, ...

Tags: Architectural Coatings, Construction, PPG

Existing-Home Sales Improved in May and Remain Solidly Above a Year Ago

Jun 21, 2013

Existing-home sales improved in May and remain solidly above a year ago, while the median price continued to rise by double-digit rates from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales, ...

Tags: Existing-Home, May, Construction&Decoration

Blue Chips Continued to Climb to New Heights

Mar 7, 2013

Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...

Tags: stock index, Stocks, Blue chips

MARK SYSTEMS System Has Been Named One of The Residential Construction Best Software

Feb 20, 2013

For the fifth time in five years. MARK SYSTEMS Integrated Homebuilder Management System has been named one of the residential construction industry's best software products by Constructech Magazine. MOUNT HOLLY, NJ, February 19, 2013 ...

Tags: Software, software products, Mark Systems

Taylor Morrison Is Expanding in Northeast Houston with The Purchase of 22 70-Ft

Dec 28, 2012

Taylor Morrison is expanding in northeast Houston with the purchase of 22 70-ft. home sites in a new section of Eagle Springs. The lots were purchased from Newland Communities. The Grande Series will be priced from the $300,000s to ...

Tags: Taylor Morrison, Eagle Springs, Northeast Houston

HomeSphere Announced That Heather Sharp Knutson Joined Company as Director of Marketing

Dec 19, 2012

HomeSphere Inc., the premier technology-leveraged service provider to the residential construction industry, announced today that Heather Sharp Knutson has joined the company as Director of Marketing. Knutson brings more than 15 years of ...

Tags: construction industry, HomeSphere, marketing, marketing strategies

The Dow Chemical Company Has Expanded The Availability of DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle

Dec 11, 2012

The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, MI, USA has expanded the availability of its DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle, a residential roofing system that protects a home (like a standard shingle) but also contains embedded thin-film copper indium ...

Tags: Dow Chemical, POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle, residential roofing system, CIGS

NEMA's Lighting Systems Index Has Shown a Positive Performance in The First Half of 2012

Sep 20, 2012

NEMA's Lighting Systems Index has shown a positive performance in the first half of 2012, as it gained 2.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis from the first to second quarters of 2012. On a year-over-year basis the index increased by 6.6 ...

Tags: Lighting

Lumber Prices Are Rising in The U. S. Because of Greater Demand in Asia

Aug 17, 2012

Lumber prices are rising in the U. S. Because of greater demand in Asia, which is a sign of recovery in the international real estate market. The exchange-traded fund for lumber, Claymore Beacon Global Timber Index (CUT, quote), has climbed ...

Tags: market view, lumber, demand, price

Construction Employment Increased in Just Half The States Plus The District of Columbia

Aug 10, 2012

Construction employment increased in just half the states plus the District of Columbia from June 2011 to June 2012, but declined in a slim majority of states in the past month, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the ...

Tags: market view, Construction machine

Embracing DIY Rather Than Paying Costly Tradespersons to Perform Tasks Around The Home.

Jul 23, 2012

DIY achieves one of two things:either a severely bruised thumb,or a warm sense of pride.And it seems,in light of the recession,there's a few more bruised thumbs and warm faces going on among homeowners up and down the UK:total sales at DIY ...

Tags: DIY, Decoration, Homebuilding

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