A Milwaukee committee balked on Tuesday at a proposal to ban the demolition of city-owned residential properties for the rest of the year, giving local officials more time to decide if they want to use part of the millions the city is expected to receive in federal COVID-19 aid for housing rehabilitation.

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U.S. construction spending rose a modest 0.2% gain in April as strength in housing offset further weakness in nonresidential construction.

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More than a year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry is faced with unprecedented supply chain disruptions even as the economy at large shows signs of climbing back to where it was before the coronavirus.

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America's housing market has grown so overheated as demand outpaces supply that prices keep hitting record highs — and roughly half of all U.S. houses are now selling above their list price.

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U.S. home construction fell surprisingly sharply in April though that is follows the biggest jump in 15 years.

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A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.

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The number of sales of new homes surged 20.7% in March to the highest level since 2006, rebounding from a sharp decline the previous month when severe winter storms wreaked havoc in many parts of the country.

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U.S. housing construction rebounded strongly in March with home builders recovering from an unusually frigid February that shut down projects.

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U.S. construction spending fell in February after several months of steady gains, likely because of unseasonably cold weather and winter storms in the south.

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The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes last month fell by the most since last year's virus outbreak sent the economy into freefall.

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