The Headlines August 18, 2017

by | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized

Ten Home Building industry stories we have read recently:

  • Affordable housing shortage challenges working-class Spartanburg residents.   Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  • How other cities are tackling affordable housing.  Spartanburg Hearld-Journal.
  • Home building slowed as cities try to tame growth.  USAToday.
  • Mauldin among the easiest places in South Carolina to sell a home.  SmartAsset.
  • Lumber shortages encumber more builders.  NAHBNow.
  • A Conversation with Grover and Tonya Martin, Owners, ProSource.  UpstateBizSC.
  • Builders starting to report shortages of framing lumber.  Eye on Housing.
  • Mortgage rates fall again.  Eye on Housing.
  • How a home purchase boosts consumer spending.  Eye on Housing.
  • NAHB Chair elected to Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Board.  NAHBNow.
August 18, 2017.

The Headlines: July 21, 2017

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Uncategorized

Ten Home Building industry stories we have read recently:

  • Jimmy Carter: Trump is right. Canada’s lumber trade practices are unfair. The Washington Post.
  • Builders, how do you define substantial completion for your subcontractors? Professional Warranty Service Corporation blog.
  • Deitz: slow but steady growth for housing. NAHBNow.
  • Home builders can’t find enough workers. CNN Money. (quoted: NAHB CEO Jerry Howard)
  • Real estate’s new normal: homeowners staying put. New York Times. (good news for remodelers?)
  • How tales of “flippers” led to a housing bubble. New York Times.
  • Former Chief Just offers stark reminder of South Carolina Construction Law. Midlandsbiz.
  • Worker-friendly rules scrapped by Labor Dept. USA Today.
  • Who’s powering the housing market? Surprise! It’s Millennials. NBC News.
  • Home building slowed as cities try to tame growth. USA Today.

July 21, 2017