Küberit USA will debut its new integrated process for profile selection, sample acquisiiton, and resources for specification support at this week’s TISE Surfaces (booth 4215) and NAHB Builders (booth C8941) trade shows in Las Vegas.  

Schönox HPS North America will debut a new prime-and-fill-in-one subfloor product and introduce two other strategically-sized packages this week at the TISE Surfaces (booth 5413) and NAHB Builders (booth C8939) shows in Las Vegas, each resulting from customer needs identified in the field.

Single-family housing starts posted a double-digit percentage gain in December, but production is running well below a rate of 1 million units annually, indicating ongoing weakness in the housing market as high construction costs and elevated interest rates continue to present affordability challenges.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter, posting a reading of 66, declining 17 points compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for its 10th annual Best of IBS Awards for the 2023 NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas.

While new home sales received a slight bounce in November from moderating mortgage rates, the housing market continues to struggle because of ongoing supply chain disruptions, elevated construction costs and challenging affordability conditions.

The International Surface Event will co-date with Design & Construction Week, which features the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show and the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show.

NAHB reports that multifamily units under construction is reaching a near 50-year high, and multifamily permit growth is weakening. Single-family housing starts continued to fall in November.

The prospects for continued high levels of multifamily development declined significantly in the third quarter, as did the prospects for continued high occupancy rates, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by NAHB.

Elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs for concrete and other building materials and weakening demand stemming from deteriorating affordability conditions continue to act as a drag on single-family housing production.