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Builder Confidence Rallies to Pre-Pandemic Level in July

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index now stands at the solid pre-pandemic reading in March, before the outbreak affected much of the nation.
July 21, 2020
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
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Builder Confidence Surges in June as Housing Rebound is Underway

All of the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index indices posted gains in June.
June 24, 2020
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In a sign that housing stands poised to lead a post-pandemic economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes jumped 21 points to 58 in June, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).


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Digital Transformation Projected to Affect $500 Billion of the Global Chemicals and Materials Industry

Digital technologies like sensors, computer vision, analytics, and robotics will be key enablers of the chemicals market’s transition to outcome-based business models over the next 20 years.
June 19, 2020
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The chemicals and materials industry has mostly seen only incremental innovation in recent decades, with growth coming primarily from expansion into new geographic markets.
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COVID-19

Is the Housing Industry Poised to Lead the Nation’s Economic Recovery?

As stay-at-home orders continue to be lifted across the country, the residential construction industry is shifting its business environment to ensure all safety precautions are exercised throughout the home building and buying process.
June 12, 2020
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As the industry observes National Homeownership Month in June, recent housing data indicate the important role the residential construction industry will play in leading the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). 


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