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• Doors, Windows and Glass Could be Strong U.S. Exports
  on Jul 23, 2015 in markets
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: DWM MagazineA global construction boom and a growing emphasis on “green” building technologies will create strong opportunities for U.S. exporters of building products...
• Construction Materials Prices, Dominated by Crisis Economics, Expand Slightly in June
  on Jul 23, 2015 in building materials
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: Associated Builders and ContractorsPrices for inputs to construction industries expanded 0.2 percent in June after increasing 1.1 percent in May. Year-over-year prices wer...
• New-Home Sales Reach Seven-Year High
  on Jun 24, 2015 in housing development
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: National Association of Home BuildersSales of newly built, single-family homes rose 2.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000 units in May, according to...
• Home Sales Hit High Speed as Price Growth Taps Brakes
  on Jun 18, 2015 in housing development
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: Redfin  By Nela RichardsonHomes Sell at Speeds Near 2013 Record; Price Growth Taps the Brakes in MaySales Growth Slows as New Listings Drop by 1.8 PercentBoston Homes...
• Don’t Be Misled by the “Drop” in Housing Starts: Some Markets are Showing Large Increases in Homebuilding
  on Jun 18, 2015 in housing development
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source:  MetrostudyThe government’s June report on housing starts showed an 11.1% decline, but that was on the heels of an incredibly strong report the previous month. ...
• Masonite Considers Acquisition of its French Door Business Premdor
  on Jun 18, 2015 in companies
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: Masonite International Corp.Masonite International Corp. announced that it has received a binding offer from Perceva, a Paris-based independent investment firm, to acquire...
• Housing Starts Readjust in May
  on Jun 18, 2015 in housing development markets
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: NAHBNationwide housing starts dropped 11.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.036 million units in May from an upwardly revised April reading, according...
• 10 Most Undervalued Housing Markets
  on Jun 12, 2015 in markets
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: CNNAfter the housing crash, markets across the country have been on a long road to recovery. These markets are still undervalued, according to real estate investment firm...
• Top 10 Markets with Overpriced Homes
  on Jun 12, 2015 in markets
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: CNNMedian home prices in some markets are continuing to rise steadily because of slow wage growth, slow economic growth after the recovery, and limited supply, according t...
• May 2015 Housing Starts in Canada
  on Jun 12, 2015 in housing development
  stLight.options({publisher:'wp.48f508c4-0b75-4c89-a79f-1d00814f82e7'});Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationThe trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 181,231 units in May compared to 179,524 in April, according to Canada Mortgage an...

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