Last month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that builder confidence posted a modest gain in May, even as buyers grapple with rising…
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Top Dealers
Another Strong Showing Despite Headwinds Homebuilding and remodeling faced circumstances of both opportunity and constraint last year. Elevated mortgage rates and ongoing affordability challenges kept…
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Trend Tracker Spring 2026
Cautious Momentum: Suppliers Describe a Choppy but Stable Start to 2026 by Michael Collins At the recent International Builders' Show (IBS) in Orlando, we asked…
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Smart Marketing Will Make the Difference in 2026
According to a recent [DWM] report, the housing market is in a slump. Single-family home sales are slowing down this year, mainly due to a…
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Trend Tracker November/December 2025
Reading the Tea Leaves: It Could Pay to Watch This One Often-Overlooked Area of Housing by Michael Collins As year-end approaches and most Americans begin to…
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Housing Starts Hinge on Fed Rates
Last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that its Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by…
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Both Builder Sentiment, Housing Starts Down
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently announced that the use of price incentives increased sharply in June, as the housing market continues to…
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Market Research: Money Well Spent
Right now, door and window fabricators live in a world where creating demand for their products is once again an issue. It was not long…
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The 2024 Business Climate: Uncertainty is the Only Certainty There Is
As I travel and visit customers this time of year, I usually like to take their temperature as it relates to what they think the coming…
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Amid High Rates and Softer Housing, Industry Execs Show Confidence
Chief executives for four leading door, window and hardware companies remain optimistic about demand for their companies’ products, despite what some describe as a “weak”…