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Construction tech startup Modulous raises $11.5 million

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Seattle and London-based construction technology company Modulous has raised $11.5 based real estate developer, CEMEX Ventures , the venture arm of construction giant CEMEX ; Blackhorn Ventures (U.S.); based real estate developer, CEMEX Ventures , the venture arm of construction giant CEMEX ; Blackhorn Ventures (U.S.);

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Spike in lumber prices boosts construction costs

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In 2017, Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian lumber imports as part of his “America First” economic policy aimed at reducing trade deficits. 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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Houston must return $45M in unused affordable housing funds

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Despite recent data indicating a poor affordable housing situation in Texas , the city of Houston must return $45 million in unused affordable housing funds to the state after failing to use them for construction of new homes. Instead, the city failed to begin construction on the homes in a timely manner.

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ADUs are gaining popularity on the West Coast

Housing Wire

In the Seattle area, there was a 250% ADU construction increase in 2022 compared to 2019. In Seattle, a report designed for City Council outlines that during 2022, permitted ADU construction increased to 988 total units — a sharp rise from the 280 ADU construction permits issued in 2019.

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Texas startups build 3D-printed homes to boost inventory, battle climate change

Housing Wire

Hive3D – a Houston-based company that has so far constructed six homes – is deploying technology to address the housing inventory crunch, which CEO Timothy Lankau says should never have happened in the first place. In 2017, the very first 3D-printed home was built in Yaroslavl, Russia. Still, 3D-printed homes are a novel concept.

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Share of New Homes with Decks Under 18% Again

Eyes on Housing

According to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC), well over 20% of all single-family homes started had decks from 2005 through 2018—as many as 27% in 2007 and 2008. After 2017, however, the share. Read More ›

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“It’s crazy”: Homebuilders big and small struggle to finish projects

Housing Wire

homebuilder, housing starts, lumber, builders, builder confidence, construction. Owing to a historic inventory crunch, new construction is playing a more prominent role in the housing inventory landscape in decades. of homes for sale were new construction. million homes are under construction, the highest level in decades.