Lowe's Trims Sales Forecast As Housing Starts Drop Materially

Mortgage rates near seven percent continue choking home construction activity across America. Freight costs now run far higher than last year.

Housing Starts Data Misses Ground Truth of Construction Logistics

Official housing start figures often fail to capture the complex, messy realities of material transport and site operations.

CRH Nears Arcosa Acquisition for Building

The Irish building materials giant CRH is reportedly close to acquiring Dallas-based construction firm Arcosa.