Articles Tagged with ''housing''

After two months of disappointing, declining housing starts and permits - understandable with mortgage rates around 7 percent - the May data was a shocker, according to Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge.

The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation and CertainTeed contributed more than $175,000 in siding and insulation products and monetary donations to Volumetric Building Companies Giving Foundation’s Veterans Village Project, a 47-unit new permanent housing community for veterans in Philadelphia.

On Feb. 22, the experts at Zonda released the New Home Market Update report for January 2023.

TRIO Design won five awards at the National Association of Home Builders’ annual The Nationals Awards Gala Ceremony in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show on January 31. Taking home four Silver Awards and one Gold Award, TRIO received the Gold Award for “Best Community Amenity” within NAHB’s 55+ Housing Awards.

Economic development professionals talk a lot about creating jobs, strengthening neighborhoods and stimulating business. If an economy is to be built to sustain families across the nation, housing opportunities must be included as part of economic development.

Just in time for the New Year, residents have moved into 36 high-quality affordable apartments in Bronx, New York, in The Allerton, a for-profit development featuring street-level retail, community spaces and a sustainable, healthy design by a powerhouse team of experts from RKTB Architects.

On Nov. 22, the experts at Zonda released the New Home Market Update report for October 2022.

As we close out 2022, we’re ending a year that has seen some of the highest housing prices on record. And, while the market has hit new highs, it’s likely that these will be surmounted as rates are expected to continue to rise moving into 2023.

QuietRock ES is the first sound reducing drywall that easily scores and snaps using breakthrough EZ-SNAP technology. QuietRock ES has no paper and no metal on the inside of the panel yet delivers acoustical ratings on single stud construction. This patented product is easier to install and is less expensive than any other sound reducing drywall and is ideal for residential and commercial construction.

During a time where there is a need for affordable housing, Westlake Royal Building Products, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of exterior and interior building products, celebrated its 300th home built in partnership with Habitat for Humanity - MidOhio, an organization that aims to build homes, empower families and develop communities. On Thursday, Sept. 15, the keys to a three-bedroom, two-bath single family home were turned over to a partner family in Columbus. For this home, Westlake Royal donated 20 squares of siding, including Exterior Portfolio Vinyl Siding and Portsmouth Shake & Shingles Siding, as well as Royal Shutters, Mounts and Vents accessories - marking its 300th siding donation to Habitat MidOhio over the last 20 years.