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IBS 2025: Uncertainty Clouds Housing Market Outlook

Labor Market Remains Healthy, Adds 199,000 Jobs in November

Buckle Up: Remodeling Downturn Expected for 2024

JCHS: 2024 Shaping Up to Be “Challenging Year” for Remodeling

Mortgage Rates Climb for Fifth Straight Week, Surpassing 7.5%

U.S. Job Growth Exceeds Expectations in September

Coming Soon: A Moderate Downturn in Remodeling

Rate of Job Growth Continues to Cool in July

Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates to 22-Year High

Remodeling Sector Enters a Moderate Cyclical Downturn

Job Market Remains Strong Due to ‘Labor Hoarding’

10 Things You Probably Aren’t Thinking About (But Should)

Ali Wolf: Where Have the Workers Gone?

Jobs, Resale Listings, and the 10-Year Treasury: What to Watch This Spring

Mobility Matters—and That’s a Huge Problem for the 2023 Market

Housing Market Update: Quick Shifts in Market Dynamics

Remodeling Activity to Decrease Through 2025

How the Housing Market Is Causing Pricier Toilet Paper

IBS 2023: Despite Recession, Housing Market Projected to Rebound in Second Half of 2023

Builders Remain Conservatively Optimistic About 2023 Despite the Industry’s ‘Complicated Landscape’

Remodeling Activity Likely to Drop in 2023

Forecast: Home Buying Costs Unlikely to Come Down in 2023

Housing Market Update: Recession Likely in 2023

Inflation Grows at Slowest Pace Since January

A Tactical Response to Inflation

Housing Market Update: Not All Markets Look the Same

How Builders Are Shifting Strategies Amid Market Uncertainty

Remodeling to Remain Robust Through 2022

Housing Market Slows as Fed Takes Aggressive Approach to Combat Inflation