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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
WMA Welcomes New Member Oregon Wood Specialties
Wholesale Millwork Distributor located in Portland, Oregon. Oregon Wood features in stock materials including moulding and millwork, handrails, columns, finish lumber, exotic species and more. Shop services include ripping, planning and sanding as well as custom moulding. Visit www.oregonwood.net
MILLWORK SAFETY
OSHA Suspends Rule Requiring Firms Report Injury and Illness Data Electronically
The Labor Department on Wednesday suspended an Obama-era rule requiring that companies electronically report their injury and illness records, a move that effectively keeps these records from being publicly disclosed for the immediate future. Read More in The Washington Post
HOUSING INDUSTRY
Where Are Building Permits Keeping Up With Housing Demand?
Interactive chart shows which counties are winning the battle for more inventory. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
Decline for Single-Family Built-for-Rent Construction
The number of single-family homes built-for-rent fell slightly at the start of 2017, falling to 6,000 for the quarter. Over the last four quarters, total production of this type of housing was 33,000 homes. Read more at NAHB Eye On Housing
Lack of Housing Construction Leaving Downtown Overcrowded
More Americans want to live downtown, but the problem is there simply isn’t enough room for everyone. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
Remodeling Activity Is Continuing Its Five-Year Growth Climb, Latest RRI Finds
Pro-worthy remodeling activity nationwide recorded its 20th straight quarter of growth during 2017’s first three months and looks set to keep rising, albeit a bit more slowly, through 2020, today’s release of Metrostudy‘s latest Residential Remodeling Index (RRI) indicates. Read more at REMODELING
The ProSales 100 Top 10 Through the Years
Read more at PROSALES
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
U.S. factory output surges in April; home building stumbles
U.S. manufacturing production recorded its biggest increase in more than three years in April, bolstering the view that economic growth picked up early in the second quarter despite a surprise decline in home building. Read more at REUTERS
Housing Starts Disappoint, Drop 2.6%
Permits fall as well, shattering economist expectations for gains in both. Read more at BUILDER
Door and Window Material Prices See Slight Increase in April
Prices of most materials used in the door, window and glass industries were either flat or slightly increased in April, according to a DWM analysis of Producer Price Index (PPI) data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Read more at DWM
Experts: New home starts create bottleneck to economic recovery
Privately owned housing starts decreased in April, a factor that experts say is continuing to block economic recovery. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
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