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"News Today for the NW We Build Tomorrow"

Tariffs Squeeze Contractors on One End, Washington Mills on the Other

Material tariffs are reshaping cost structures across the Pacific Northwest construction industry in 2026 — and the effects are landing

What’s Coming for Pacific Northwest Construction THE SCORECARD — HOW JULY’S PREDICTIONS ARE TRACKING Prediction 1 (Residential — Bend/Tri-Cities) —

RoMac’s Whole House Commodity Index just posted its second straight monthly increase — and this time, almost nothing was spared.

The national homebuilding industry is not in freefall. But it is in a place that would have seemed unthinkable three

There’s a headline-level story that’s technically true: remodeling spending is at or near record highs in 2026. Harvard’s Joint Center

If you’ve been waiting for the Pacific Northwest housing market to snap back, the data has a sobering message: the

Inventory is rising and buyers are getting selective — here’s how builders are adapting Spring is supposed to be the

NAR report released Monday shows existing-home sales fell for the month, even as prices hit a new record The national

Most forecasts anticipate statewide Oregon home price increases in the 3–5% range in 2026, with Portland median prices expected to

The U.S. Census Bureau has rescheduled both the February and March 2026 New Residential Construction reports, with both now set