The Headlines August 18, 2017

Ten Home Building industry stories we have read recently:

• Affordable housing shortage challenges working-class Spartanburg residents.   Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
• How other cities are tackling affordable housing.  Spartanburg Hearld-Journal.
• Home building slowed as cities try to tame growth.  USAToday.
• Mauldin among the easiest places in South Carolina to sell a home.  SmartAsset.
• Lumber shortages encumber more builders.  NAHBNow.
• A Conversation with Grover and Tonya Martin, Owners, ProSource.  UpstateBizSC.
• Builders starting to report shortages of framing lumber.  Eye on Housing.
• Mortgage rates fall again.  Eye on Housing.
• How a home purchase boosts consumer spending.  Eye on Housing.
• NAHB Chair elected to Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Board.  NAHBNow.

August 18, 2017.

The Headlines: July 21, 2017

Ten Home Building industry stories we have read recently:

• Jimmy Carter: Trump is right. Canada's lumber trade practices are unfair. The Washington Post.
• Builders, how do you define substantial completion for your subcontractors? Professional Warranty Service Corporation blog.
• Deitz: slow but steady growth for housing. NAHBNow.
• Home builders can't find enough workers. CNN Money. (quoted: NAHB CEO Jerry Howard)
• Real estate's new normal: homeowners staying put. New York Times. (good news for remodelers?)
• How tales of "flippers" led to a housing bubble. New York Times.
• Former Chief Just offers stark reminder of South Carolina Construction Law. Midlandsbiz.
• Worker-friendly rules scrapped by Labor Dept. USA Today.
• Who's powering the housing market? Surprise! It's Millennials. NBC News.
• Home building slowed as cities try to tame growth. USA Today.

July 21, 2017