In an effort to assist first responders and veterans impacted by Hurricane Florence, two North Carolina groups have partnered with the St. Bernard Project's (SBP) Home for the Holidays program.

The Home Depot sales grew 6.4% third quarter, while its big box competitor Lowe's quarterly sales increased 5%. Both companies will expand next year as they expect the housing boom to continue unabated. Biggest growth came from professional builders and remodelers.

The housing upturn that took root last year is expected to pick up momentum in 2013 but headwinds along a number of fronts could impede the pace of the recovery, according to economists speaking at the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas today.

The NAHB described 2012 as a banner year for the multifamily market and forecasts further steady growth in the rate of multifamily production at a press conference at the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.

The National Lumber and Building Material Industry today released its national legislative and regulatory policy agenda for 2013, including policy goals to revitalize the nation's housing and building industry. The NLBMDA 2013 National Policy Agenda can be downloaded here.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in January, remaining at a level of 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released today.

Time magazine chose the "Great Housing Rebound of 2012" but I vote for the rising support for "forest restoration" and specifically, the story of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative in northern Arizona.

The U.S. housing market is on the road to recovery but that road will not be without bumps over the coming months, according to economists participating in Tuesday's NAHB Construction Forecast Conference Webinar.