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Few workers. Slow supplies. Why you’ll be waiting a while for that new house to be built, Lack of supplies, workers are key factors to a shortage of new homes being built in the U.S. A new housing shortfall ranges from 1.3 to 2 million, experts say. About 27% of new home inventory has not started construction, according to federal …

The 2022 March/April “Texas Builder Magazine” by the Texas Association of Builders was just recently released. This month’s issue covers: the Texas’ Housing Economy, New & Updated 2022 Design Trends as well as features the 2021 Custom Homebuilder of the Year, from Houston Zander Homes™.   You can view the PDF or the Digital version below: PDF: https://www.texasbuilders.org/…/TAB_MarApr22_FINAL.pdf Digital: https://emflipbooks.com/flip…/TAB/TexasBuilder_MarApr2022/ …

According to the latest Annual Builder Practices Survey (ABPS), one in four new single-family detached homes were built in established neighborhoods in 2020. Homes built on infill lots constituted 18.6% of new homes, while homes built after tearing down an existing building constituted 6.4% of new homes.  (As a Houstonian we have seen this for years in Houston & are now …

The Texas Association of Builders (TAB) announced the 2021 Star Award Winners in conjunction with the 20th annual Sunbelt Builder Show held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas on July 15, 2021. In 1992, the TAB launched the Star Awards, as “The Only Statewide Tribute to Excellence” in the Homebuilding Industry.  The highly coveted Star Awards are presented annually …

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting labor shortage have left small-business owners scrambling for workers — but a new study suggests the pain may only be beginning. The new report, by economic data and analytics firm Emsi Burning Glass, highlights how the mass exodus of baby boomers from the workforce, record low participation rates among the working-age population and the lowest birth rates …

Framing lumber prices garnered more attention than any other building material over the past year as prices quadrupled between April 2020 and May 2021. But even as lumber prices decline, the spotlight on lumber continues to crowd out the story of meteoric price increases of another wood product integral to the integrity of a building’s structure — oriented strand board …

Lumber prices have skyrocketed more than 180% since last spring, and this price spike has caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $24,386 since April 17, 2020, according to NAHB standard estimates of lumber used to build the average home. Similarly, the market value of the average new multifamily home has increased by $8,998 over …

Handyman Reviewed is a online publication focused on Residential Construction Services throughout the United States.  With a collective mix of writers, experts, researchers – they highlight various contractors in multiple disciplines throughout all of America.  This article focuses on the “Best Value” for Custom Homebuilders in Houston, Texas area. There may be a lot of home builders that can construct …

StrucSure’s 1, 2 and 10-year combined warranty includes new-home warranty coverage for one year on workmanship and materials; coverage for two years on the delivery portion of systems (the wiring, piping, and ductwork in the electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation, and mechanical systems); and coverage for 10 years on major structural defects. Note that both the two-year and the 10-year …

Professional Builder magazine unveiled its Annual “Forty Under 40” list for of rising stars in the home building industry and Justin Henry, the owner of Zander Homes™ is among this year’s prestigious lists of award winners. This year’s class of 14 women and 26 men were selected from more than 100 nominations submitted from all regions of the United States. …