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Select markets see stronger housing growth
According to the September 2026 U.S. Home Price Insights report from Cotality, national home price growth remained modest, rising 1.4%…
Mortgage rates reflect buyers adapting to market conditions
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey on Sept. 3, 2026, revealing that the 30-year fixed-rate…
Average home build time falls to 8.8 months
New research from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction and analysis from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) show…
Existing home prices outpace new homes nationally
The headline may read, “Existing home prices outpace new homes nationally,” but the flip in recent years tells a different…
ENERGY STAR program to be run by DOE by this time next year
The transition plan for the ENERGY STAR program to shift from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight to the Department…
Sekisui House’s first U.S. SHAWOOD development wins top housing award
Sommers Bend, a zero-energy community in Temecula, Calif., won an Award of Excellence in the Construction and Development Project Category…
Congress passes stopgap transportation bill
As the public transportation program authorization expires on September 30, legislators are moving forward to continue funding the nation’s critical…
EPA safeguards drinking water against cyberattacks, weather severity
On Aug. 31, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11.75 million in grant funding for midsize and large drinking…
Construction job openings rise to 326,000 in July
Construction sector jobs increased again in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey….
Small metros carry weight of homebuilding activity
According to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), single-family construction declined across nearly all…
