The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, released on Wednesday, June 22, found that soaring prices keep prospective homebuyers in rentals. While residential construction starts are at levels not seen in decades, affordability and supply-chain issues could see a cool down in the market […]

Prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing mostly increased from February 2022 to March 2022, while rising on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In March, the monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category was split, dropping 1.4% […]

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released last week shows sentiment in the market for newly built single-family homes moved four points higher to 80 in October, driven in part by strong consumer demand. The growing affordability challenges stemming from rising material prices and shortages didn’t damper single-family home starts in September, officials said, […]

Prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing continued to increase from April 2021 to May 2021, while also rising on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In May, the monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category remained positive, […]

Most prices for materials used in door and window manufacturing increased from March 2021 to April 2021, while also rising on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In April, the monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category remained positive, increasing […]