A cycle timeout
Worried about housing affordability? The media certainly is, and they’ve come up with a new way to help you share …
The upside of inflation
Just another day in paradise here in the North American economy. The inflation rate in July rose to 3.2% in …
One pill makes you larger
So what’s the difference between Alice in Wonderland and the U.S. economy? Alice knew she fell down a rabbit hole …
The teflon housing market
May data is pretty much in the can, but if you were hoping for a little clarity on where the …
A remodeling renaissance
You wouldn’t know it from the latest housing numbers, but some LBM dealers are having a very good year so far …
Thrilla in vanilla
If anyone had told you three years ago that the heavyweight championship bout of the decade would feature the Federal …
Roadside assistance
A couple of weeks ago, Zonda’s Todd Tomalak published an article in Builder titled “What Does 2023 Have in Common …
Smooth sailing
If you’re wishing economists would just make up their minds about whether we’re having a recession or not, you aren’t …
Crash pad
November data is in and there are no surprises in the U.S. housing market: Affordability is in the tank and …
Free falling
U.S. housing starts fell for the fifth consecutive month in October, landing at 1.425 million annualized. That’s still well above the …