August builder confidence drops 6 points to 50 as mortgages rates trend up After steadily rising for seven consecutive months,

Infrastructure Holds Top Spot Among U.S. Mayors’ Priorities: NLC Report To gauge city residents’ top concerns, the report also looked

CPI up another 0.2 percent in July and 3.2 percent year-on-year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY   Construction spending up 0.5 percent in June and 3.5 percent year-on-year Construction spending

North Carolina’s First Neighborhood of Net-Zero Homes Being Built in Orange County Families from California, Indiana and Texas are relocating

DOE Sets Path for $8.5b in Consumer Energy Rebates The Energy Department on Thursday rolled out guidelines for states, territories

KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in Highly Desirable Vail, Arizona KB Home announced the grand

Green Buildings Are a Work in Progress The World Green Building Council has estimated that the energy required to construct

GDP Growth Is Stronger Than Expected in the Second Quarter The second quarter data from the GDP report suggests that