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In an uncertain housing market, home builders face a range of challenges

by Justin Ho
Nov 26, 2024
A shortage of skilled labor, high labor costs, and uncertainty about the effect of tariffs on lumber prices weigh on some homebuilders.
Inflated costs and low labor pools are making home building challenging.
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New construction homes are playing a bigger role in the housing market

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 27, 2023
New home sales fell 5.6% in October, but they're still up 18% over last year. And they make up a record share of total inventory.
Homebuyers may be able to find deals right now on new homes that began construction during the housing boom, says Redfin economist Daryl Fairweather.
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Home builders feel more confident, despite inflation and higher interest rates

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 18, 2023
Their confidence tanked last year.
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Demand, construction slowing for single-family homes

by Samantha Fields
Dec 19, 2022
This year will see the first year that single family home building has decline since 2011, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
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Homebuilders say they can't find enough workers despite better pay

by Amy Scott
Jan 20, 2022
Demand is pushing up wages, but not enough, some say, to bring young workers to the door as older ones head for the exit.
The construction industry is dealing with a labor shortage as older workers leave the field and too few young people choose to join it.
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Homebuilders are facing another shortage: housing lots

by Justin Ho
Nov 18, 2021
Alone with materials and labor, available lots are in high demand.
In additing to a shortage of supplies and labor, there's now a shortage of lots for home builders.
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Homebuilders are optimistic in spite of supply chain issues

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 19, 2021
A large number of buyers are chasing not enough homes on the market.
A house under construction is seen in Culver City, a neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2020.
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New wood products plant in Minnesota will create jobs, could help climate

by Dan Kraker
Aug 9, 2021
The facility would have ancillary benefits for loggers and truckers, and its building materials would keep carbon locked up, expert says.
The timber industry around the town of Cohasset could see an economic boom thanks to the planned construction of a new mill.
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Homebuilding slows in April with both labor and lumber in short supply

by Justin Ho
May 18, 2021
"All of a sudden, these guys don’t have the wood to start supplying some of these jobs,” one analyst said.
Both labor and lumber are in short supply when it comes to building new homes.
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It's getting more expensive to build a house

by Marielle Segarra
May 18, 2021
The land, labor, supplies, and permits add up.
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