Due to tightened monetary policy, the count of total job openings for the economy continues to move slower. This is consistent with a cooling economy that is a positive sign for future inflation readings. In November, the number of open jobs for the economy declined to 8.8 million. This is notably lower than the 10.8 million reported a year ago…. Read More ›

NAHB analysis of Census data shows that private residential construction spending rose 1.1% in November, after an increase of 2% in October. It stood at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of $897 billion. Total private residential construction spending is 3.7% higher compared to a year ago. The monthly increase for total construction spending is attributed to more co single-family and… Read More ›

The Hub is the welcome center for the new Kinston master-planned community — the all-important “third place” for residents and their friends and families. It is situated on a grassy hillside that looks west toward the Front Range mountains of northern Colorado. Although it is a new build, its design is meant to suggest an adaptive reuse of two older buildings: an agrarian, farmhouse-style structure, and a brick, mercantile structure. Knitted together by a glass entryway, these two components create…