Small Business Administration and Treasury Release Updated Loan Forgiveness Guidance

by NWAHBA | Jan 26, 2021 | Education & Safety, Regulations

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Treasury Department last night released loan forgiveness guidance and forms incorporating changes made by the recently enacted...

Key Housing Provisions in $900 Billion Relief Bill Passed by Congress

by NWAHBA | Jan 1, 2021 | Education & Safety

A $900 billion economic relief package approved by the House and Senate on Dec. 21 includes key provisions that NAHB championed. President Trump signed the measure into law six...

Updated Residential Building Codes Coming Your Way Soon

by NWAHBA | Dec 14, 2020 | Education & Safety

The International Code Council (ICC) will soon publish the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code® (IRC®), and many states and jurisdictions will...

Winter Weather Safety Takes on a New Dimension This Year

by NWAHBA | Dec 14, 2020 | Education & Safety

Winter can be an especially tricky time for safety personnel on home building jobsites. But the pandemic of 2020 adds another dimension to jobsite safety plans during the cold...

Lumber Prices on the Rise – Again

by NWAHBA | Dec 14, 2020 | Education & Safety

After drifting lower from mid-September to mid-November, lumber prices are on the rise again. Prices peaked at an all-time high of roughly $950 per thousand board feet in...

Commerce Department Cuts Lumber Tariffs from 20% to 9%

by NWAHBA | Dec 10, 2020 | Education & Safety

With lumber prices experiencing extreme price volatility this year and harming housing affordability, a final determination of the first administrative review by the U.S....