Author name: Candace Yeager

At last week’s NAHB Board of Directors Meeting in Miami, Chairman Ed Brady is reminding your leadership about the important role all NAHB members play in keeping building and energy codes effective and affordable…watch video

Boward and Palm Beach counties posted construction job gains in June, though most of the new work is occurring in Miami-Dade County, the Associated General Contractors of America said earlier this month. Broward had 42,800 construction jobs in June, an increase of 1,800 from a year earlier, the trade group said…read more

It is impossible to overstate the importance of water to our state. Florida requires a clean and abundant water supply to protect our health, grow our food, advance our economy, sustain our natural resources, and support our way of life. Because water knows no boundaries as it passes freely across geographical and political borders, water

Home remodeling and renovation activity weakened somewhat during the second quarter. Across the board, major indicators reported slight declines, particularly in larger renovation and design projects. Nonetheless, activity overall remains well within positive territory and is expected to continue on a steady pace for the rest of the year, with kitchen and bath projects leading

The 2015 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that the average completion time of a single-family house is around 7 months, which usually includes almost a month from authorization to start and another 6 months to finish the construction. The timeline from authorization to completion, however, is not consistent across the nation, depending on

On a recent Friday in Phoenix, the thermostat hovered around 110 degrees, and developer Austin Trautman was bracing for a predicted 117 degrees the following day—blistering even for Arizona. After a cooler-than-usual spring, the region experienced “crazy swings” in weather, he says, with 3½ inches of rain in a single day, one-third of what the area typically gets