★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesReal Estate & Construction Lumber Prices Tumble to Three-Year Low as Futures Market Transformation Finalizes Lumber futures tumbled to a new multi-year low last week, as residential construction continues to lag activity in previous years.…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 15, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Monetary PolicyReal Estate & Construction Real Estate and Homebuilder Businesses Routed by Higher Rates May Face a Tough Road Ahead Home prices are beginning to slump across the US, suggesting an ongoing downturn in shares of homebuilders and other real…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 21, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction Homebuilder Sentiment Underwater as Housing Starts Stumble, Sales Data Sours The latest housing market index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) marked a rough start to the month's schedule…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 16, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary PolicyReal Estate & Construction China’s Stimulus Measures Reverse Lending Decline, But Deeply Indebted Developers Continue to Suffer Overwhelming debt loads in China's real estate sector, exacerbated by relentless weakness in home sales data, is has created a continual drag…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 29, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Monetary PolicyReal Estate & Construction Steeper Mortgage Rates Spark Homebuilder Sell-Off But Building Activity Yet to Slow Home sales have slowed over the past few months in spite of building activity remaining at or near 16-year highs.…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 27, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction Housing Data Points Toward Potential Slowdown on the Horizon, Mortgage Rates Soar to Three-Year Highs The red-hot US housing market could be approaching an inflection point in coming months as home prices continue to soar…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 24, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesManufacturing & LogisticsReal Estate & Construction Lumber Prices Higher On Low Inventory and New Tariffs, Housing Data Points Toward Robust Demand in 2022 Lumber prices have rebounded strongly over the last month amid ongoing supply chain disruptions and strong building demand. After rallying to…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 20, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesReal Estate & Construction Latest Housing Data Points to More Gradual Growth for Homebuilders October's home sales and construction data largely missed estimates and continued a downward trajectory from peaks reached earlier in the year.…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 1, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Real Estate & Construction Homebuilders Step Up Investment in 3D Printing to Boost Output and Efficiency 3D printing technology continues to make waves in the construction industry, offering a potential solution for both worker shortages and a national…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 1, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesReal Estate & Construction Homebuilders Set to Bolster Profitability, Mortgage Rates Retrace Back to 5-Month Low Home sales have weakened over the last couple of months and the latest data show potential home buyers may be increasingly…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 21, 2021