Strong start to 2024 continues through April for new-home market

Zonda’s count of new-home sales increased 4.8% on a year-over-year basis as more than 60% of builders report demand is on track or stronger than expected. The pace of new-home sales accelerated in April on a month-over-month and year-over-year basis as three in five builders reported demand is either on track or stronger than they expected, according to the latest [&hellip

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Demand for pine raw material heats up the market.

The pine culture drives sectors of the forest production chain. According to the Conjunctural Newsletter released by Emater/RS-Ascar, linked to the State Department of Rural Development (SDR), this Thursday (11/04), in the administrative region of Emater/RS-Ascar in Passo Fundo, resin extraction and management in collectors in forest areas with formalized contracts continue to progress. However, leasing agreements between resin extraction [&hellip

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In four months, Minas has already achieved more than 10 percent of the goal for reforesting the Atlantic Forest.

Commitment signed by the governors of Cosud states foresees 7 million seedlings planted in the state by 2026. In compliance with the Atlantic Forest Treaty and through environmental licensing, the State Foundation for the Environment (Feam) manages and monitors the planting of seedlings through various reforestation and restoration programs, projects, and actions that include authorizations granted by the agency. Within [&hellip

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Construction materials have increased 0.4% in March, advocacy group highlights

WASHINGTON — Construction input prices increased 0.4% in March compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.4% for the month. Both overall and nonresidential construction input prices are 1.7% higher than a year ago. Prices fell [&hellip

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US homebuilding retreats; manufacturing turning the corner

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled in March, and while new construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of previously owned houses for sale, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing potential buyers to the sidelines. The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed permits for future construction of single-family houses fell to a five-month [&hellip

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