BURNS LAKE, BC -- Rescuers continued to search for missing employees of Babine Forest Products, following a potential natural gas explosion that destroyed the sawmill and possibly killed at least two workers Friday night.

ALEXANDRIA, VA --Three ouf of four voters support tax incentives for home ownership and 73% would oppose eliminating home mortgage interest deduction, according to a survey conducted earlier this month by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB.)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Blu Homes, a manufacturer of customized modular housing, says it sold the first home designed on its Blu | 3-D Configurator, a utility that allows home buyers to create their personalized home online.

Mullet Cabinets supplied This Old House with its Levant kitchen furniture-style cabinetry for renovation of the second oldest home ever done on the PBS show. Watch the Video.

OTTAWA, ON — Canadian housing starts climbed 7.9% in December, reaching 200,200 units vs. 185,600 units in November, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA -- Atlantic WoodWORKS!, a new regional initiative led by the Maritime Lumber Bureau, aims to encourage the use of wood for commercial and other non-residential constructiion projects.

Remodeling spending will outpace single family home construction in 2012, as homeowners embark on a home remodeling spending spree, say studies from Harvard and IHS Global.

Haworth Inc. announced Jan. 19 the sale of its Italian operations to mutares AG, a management firm based in Munich, Germany. The acquisition includes the Castelli brand.

IKEA Group total sales grew by 6.9% to €24.7 billion in FY11. IKEA US Comparable Store Sales Grew 7% Building on a 5% Growth From Prior Year

Mike Fogel and Sergio Castro have been named product managers for SCM Group North America.