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Housing affordability falls to lowest level since Great Recession

Floor Covering News

Taming housing costs will ultimately require building more homes, and it will be easier to increase production in more affordable smaller and mid-sized markets that are growing in population and attracting new businesses.”. For the seventh straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., There, just 3.6%

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Finally, I should add that SIPs are more expensive as a product over traditional framing – HOWEVER – the cost becomes more comparable when you take into consideration that the house comes together so much more quickly. link] SLS Construction There are numerous ways of using SIPS just like there are numerous products.

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