Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 7.3% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 580,000, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales is down 6.8% from a year earlier.

At IWF 2026, mass timber takes center stage with the debut of the Mass Timber & Prefab Showcase at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This dedicated exhibit features the latest engineered wood technologies, structural building products, and prefabricated innovations.

Festool's national contest invites tradespeople to experience its cordless system and enter to win a fully outfitted trailer packed with premium tools and storage systems

President Trump has canceled his plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday. He said he would not sign it until lawmakers passed a law imposing new restrictions on voter identification and mail-in ballots.

LONDON, Ont. — Cabinetry manufacturer Aeon Canada officially broke ground on its new $20-million, 90,000-square-foot facility in London, Ontario.Jason Zang, who immigrated from China to study in Canada, plans to grow his existing small cabinet assembly business into a standalone factory. The company is transitioning from assembling imported parts to full-scale local manufacturing.

FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. — Floyds Knobs Professional Firefighters battled a fire at Smith Creek Wood Products late Tuesday evening in southern Indiana.Smith Creek Wood Products manufactures sustainable, wood-based items. Their primary product lines include a variety of animal bedding (shavings and pellets), high-quality landscaping mulch, and bagged wood fuel pellets for stoves and heating

The total value of investment in building construction increased $540.8 million (+2.3%) to $23.6 billion in April. The residential sector rose 3.1%, while the non-residential sector edged up 0.7%. Year over year, investment in building construction grew 7.8% in April.

The approximately 350,000-square-foot facility will be built on a recently acquired 120-acre site. It is expected to create 125 jobs at full capacity and is slated to begin production in the first quarter of 2028.

The expanded portfolio includes newly released, third-party verified EPDs across a broad range of product categories in both North America and Europe, including vinyl and wood windows, interior doors, exterior doorsets, and other building solutions.

The House gave final approval Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill, the ROAD to Housing Act, aimed at lowering the cost of housing.