Despite the labor and materials shortages and increased costs for remodels and upgrades, home improvement projects have persisted, and at a rate that is higher than ever. In fact, researchers at ...

“Billings and architecture firms have been soft since really the end of 2022, but became weaker and more volatile beginning ...

There is no crystal ball to develop a forecast on what prices will do, there’s just too much uncertainty in the market due to ...

When a manufacturer sets the sales price of a product, the firm takes into account the costs of labor, material, and overhead. The sales price must include the total costs incurred; if any costs ...

Retail fit-out costs are up 4% from last year, averaging $155 per square foot across the country, according to Cushman & ...

Prices for inputs to new residential construction—excluding capital investment, labor, and imports—fell 0.4% in April, ...

Mr. Anderson’s labor costs could jump by 17 percent, adding $116,000 to his budget. The Observatory of Economic Complexity, using conservative calculations, estimated his material costs could ...

The Insurance Information Institute said that between 2020-2022, material costs have gone up ... with increases for parts as well as labor. But one relatively new feature contributing mightily ...

Back then, the inventor had three goals: to reduce reliance on labor, speed up time to completion, and decrease the cost and waste of materials. Those same objectives are driving the adoption of ...