Pending Home Sales Up 0.3% in August
Pending home sales in August increased by 0.3% month-over-month and decreased 4.7% year-over-year, according to [...]
Fed Raises Interest Rate A Quarter Point, First Increase Since 2023
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise the interest rate a quarter point to the [...]
August Housing Starts Down 2.6% from July & 1.2% YOY
Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000, according [...]
Training Strategies to Address the Construction Labor Shortage
For many contractors today, the challenge isn’t a lack of work — it’s having the [...]
Advance August Retail Sales Up 1.2% from July, 6% YOY
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2026 were $773.9 billion, [...]
Import Prices Rose 0.7% in August, Export Prices Up 0.6%
U.S. import prices increased 0.7% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following [...]
Mortgage Applications Down 4.1% in Week Ending September 11
Mortgage applications decreased 4.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers [...]
Builder Confidence Down 3 Points to 32 in September
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to 32 [...]
Leading by Design
The International Design Guild (IDG), the design and project division of CCA Global, excels in [...]
The Art of the Find
Generational approach to style and design aesthetics can come from a place of nostalgia. Or, [...]