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Cost of Constructing a Home in 2022

Eyes on Housing

The NAHB recently published its latest Cost of Construction Survey. of the average home sale price consisted of construction costs, essentially unchanged from the 61.1% Results show that 60.8% posted in 2019.

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Spike in lumber prices boosts construction costs

Housing Wire

and Canada in 2006 signed a trade pact , the Lumber Softwood Agreement, that expired in 2015 without a replacement. The post Spike in lumber prices boosts construction costs appeared first on HousingWire. Subsequent tariff hikes were aimed at goods coming from China, South Korea, and other countries.

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More Young Workers Join the Construction Labor Force

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The latest labor force statistics from the 2019 American Community Survey show that more young people are entering the construction trades. in the construction industry in 2019, compared to only 9.7% Consequently, the median age of construction workforce is 41 in 2019, a year younger than in. Read More ›

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Top 8 Mobile Forms Every Construction and Field Service Company Should Have

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Originally published on 12/03/2015 Why do thousands of construction and field service companies use GoFormz as their mobile form solution? In the ever-evolving landscape of construction and field service industries, the seamless incorporation of mobile forms has become a cornerstone for efficiency and productivity.

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Q&A with Mike Wood, General Manager, Construction: The Digital Future of Construction

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General Manager, Construction, Mike Wood, discusses his new role at GoFormz and construction’s digital-centric future. From the job site to the halls of Procore HQ, Mike Wood has spent the last decade working within the construction industry. The construction industry has traditionally been resistant to digital adoption.

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Building Materials Prices Decline for Second Consecutive Month

Eyes on Housing

The index has decreased four of five months for the first time since 2015. The PPI for goods inputs to residential construction, including energy, was led 0.2% The prices of building materials decreased 0.2% in October (not seasonally adjusted) following a 0.5% higher by prices of diesel fuel (+9.5%). Read More ›

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The housing market is 6.5 million units short: Realtor.com

Housing Wire

This resulted in the gap between single family home construction and household formation growing to 6.5 of all housing starts, the highest level since 2015. During that same time period, just 13.1 million housing units were started , and 11.9 million were completed, with 8.5 million being single-family units and 3.4