As we start down the back half of the year (Where did the time go?), I always like to do a review of what went right, what went wrong, what we can do to improve, at the same time examining what the rest of the year might look like going forward. As far as the […]

A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that single-family starts rose to an 11-month high in May. In reporting on the change, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) attributes an increase to limited existing inventory combined with solid demand and improving supply chains. According […]

YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. aims to develop a “virtual factory” to simulate engineering and supply chains. The research and development group, a spinoff of Atlanta-based YKK AP Inc., says a new virtual environment will help to alleviate workforce shortages and “aging installation technicians” in the design and development fields. To achieve this goal, […]

In the most recent edition of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) biweekly newsletter, Eye on the Economy, NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz provided a housing industry overview that found weaker demand is causing home prices to fall. Pointing to the recent stabilization in mortgage interest rates and an anticipated tighter monetary policy from […]