The crisis worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed up rental prices and was followed by an increase in interest rates to counter inflation.https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://time.com/7313848/trump-bessent-national-housing-emergency-declaration-affordability-crisis-explainer/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw0lvFPy546TPWfso_ANIpfj

For the second week in a row, mortgage interest rates have barely moved. The average 30-year fixed rate is down two basis points and is still 21 …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/mortgages/article/when-will-mortgage-rates-go-down-rates-stay-flat-for-the-second-straight-week-september-2-2025-190610454.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw10ul7us1KFCf-aniJObIHw

… interest rates and inventory gluts. Investors must navigate this … [2] Summer 2025 Construction Market Trends [https://interactive.usa …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.ainvest.com/news/construction-sector-volatility-critical-crossroads-investors-2509/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw2o7lR0_irOVNnvk7r1XzG9

Though mortgage rates have eased from this year’s lofty levels on expectations that the Federal Reserve would resume cutting interest rates in …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-09-02/us-construction-spending-dips-in-july&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw2toa7le-Z1Fkac3_PjAoYQ

Of those, 11,700 had price changes in the three months to August, with the updated prices used to calculate the average cost of building a standard …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.interest.co.nz/property/134992/average-residential-construction-costs-increased-just-12-12-months-august-according&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw04xXXAvJxJ4nVQVTrxWvUm

Construction input prices in the U.S. rose 0.4% in July … interest rates , which directly affects construction borrowing costs and spending.https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.forconstructionpros.com/latest-news/article/22948034/associated-builders-and-contractors-inc-abc-construction-input-prices-rise-04-in-july-nonresidential-costs-follow-suit&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3_JfM9Sv-w5XGJ-ts4UsyD

Weakness in housing is expected to persist despite the potential for lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve. High home prices continue to limit …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.forconstructionpros.com/latest-news/article/22948014/interact-analysis-us-construction-spending-slips-in-june-as-housing-office-projects-decline&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw2Trq8tcMPFGSF9BWdJ9WeO

… USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not … interest rates , and Brexit have impacted the construction industry.https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/25423952.campaigners-say-delayed-edmonton-incinerator-wont-built/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw2NXax1td8W-Zr1tMeIVV01

… prices, especially for Aggs, while expectations for interest rate cuts beginning in September has revived the possibility of a turnaround in …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/jpmorgan-sees-15-average-upside-for-us-construction-materials-stocks-4211041&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw1BAutWictsT2JMwvSWT_RQ

… price boom and higher interest rates . In the Northeast and Midwest … Inventory continues to rise, builders will add supply, and as rates …https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.realtor.com/research/cruel-summer-2025/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjQxMmVhNDBkZWIwZGMwYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw0QvRlWWm82RWUzZHf0WVjY