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Featured Builder's Profile / Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company has supplied high-quality lumber and building materials to a wide range of professional contractors and homebuilders. With over 90 years of industry experience, the company only strives to provide thier clients with high-quality products and brands.
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NAHB: March New Home Sales Jump on Lower Rates
By Jack Bjorklund / April 25, 2023According to freshly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of newly built, single-family houses jumped 9.6% in March...
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NAHB: Single-Family Starts Improve in March
By Jack Bjorklund / April 18, 2023In March, single-family production showed signs of a steady upturn as mortgage rates stabilized and existing inventory was limited, helping to offset stubbornly high construction costs, building labor shortages,...
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Southern Pine Lumber Shipments in 2022 Reach 107-Year High
By Daniel Moore / April 18, 2023According to the Southern Forest Products Association, which tabulates shipment totals with the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) and Timber Products Inspection, 2022 Southern Pine lumber shipments increased over...
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ABC’s March Construction Backlog Indicator Reached its Lowest Point Since August 2022
By Jack Bjorklund / April 11, 2023An ABC member survey conducted from March 20 to April 3, the Construction Backlog Index fell to 8.7 months in March, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors. The...
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Mortgage Rates are on the Down
By Jack Bjorklund / April 6, 2023The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.28 percent, according to the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Study (PMMS). “Mortgage rates continue to trend down entering the traditional...
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NAHB: New Home Sales Remained Relatively Unchanged in February 2023
By Jack Bjorklund / March 23, 2023Increased mortgage rates and home prices, as well as higher building expenses, all led to a drop in new home sales in February, but trends indicate that this will...
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NAR: Existing-home sales increased 14.5% in February
By Jack Bjorklund / March 22, 2023According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales reversed a 12-month decline in February, posting the highest monthly percentage increase since July 2020. Sales increased month over month...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Pull Back
By Jack Bjorklund / March 16, 2023According to the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Study (PMMS), the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.60 percent. “Mortgage rates are down following an increase of more...
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NAHB: Single-Family Market Share Continues to Shift Away from Densely Populated Areas
By Jack Bjorklund / March 8, 2023While nationwide single-family housing starts have slowed in the last year, the most significant reduction in percentage terms is occurring in the most crowded counties, where housing costs are...
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ABC: 2023 Construction Workforce Shortage Tops Half a Million
By Jack Bjorklund / February 10, 2023According to a proprietary model produced by Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction sector will need to attract an additional 546,000 workers on top of the typical hiring pace...