NAHB research shows that building 100 single-family homes in a typical metro area creates 297 full-time jobs and generates $28 million in wage and business income and $11.1 million in federal, state and local tax revenue.
By major sector, nonresidential building showed slight improvement following its lackluster June performance, while residential building maintained the strengthening trend witnessed over the past several months
Plastic roofing is expected to experience above-average demand as its use in low-slope applications increases., while declines in average household size will still allow the number of households in the world to increase 1.6 percent annually, boosting demand for new housing.