Higher energy costs are raising building material prices. Producers use less coal than they once did, but compared to 2022, they have the same exposure to oil and gas.

WASHINGTON — Construction input prices increased 0.2% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer ...

Travis Perkins reported a pre-tax loss of £134.7 million for 2025, widening from 2024’s £38.4 million loss. However, on an ...

There have been mixed reactions to the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration on May 29. In this report, OKWY IROEGBU-CHIKEZIE writes on the real estate practitioners’ ...

Commercial and institutional construction spending is projected to be down 6.9 percent and 13 percent, respectively, in 2022, impacted by macroeconomic factors that include increasing demand for ...

In the dusty, extra-wide lumber aisle of Home Depot, a contractor taps the neatly piled boards as he walks, sizing up the wood that will soon become the backbone of his next project. He’s on contract ...

A growing share of Americans believe tariffs on imported building supplies will increase the cost of buying a home. Builders say they’re right. According to a recent survey by Redfin, 68% of Americans ...