Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barndominium typical costs between $112,800 and $540,000 to build, with homeowners across the country paying a national average ...

Construction materials were 7% more expensive last month than in April 2025. For nonresidential materials, costs were up 7.4% ...

This blog post was authored by Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative. The start of 2025 has introduced increased pricing volatility and reduced predictability due to changing tariffs ...

Construction costs nationally rose 2.7% in the second quarter of this year as commodities, including lumber and copper, grew more expensive, according to a national cost index. Costs rose 5.4% ...

This blog post was authored by Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative. Wow, what a roller coaster we’ve had over the past several months with tariff uncertainties. One thing we can ...

Sharply higher miscellaneous costs overwhelmed lower material costs to increase the price of building land pipelines by more than $2 million/mile. Both labor and right-of-way (ROW) costs also ...

Buying a house used to be a rite of passage for middle-class Americans, but in recent decades, would-be homeowners have found themselves priced out of the market. The affordability crisis has become ...