APA Releases 2013 Market Outlook Growth in wood production, including a 17 percent boost in I-joist manufacturing, expected as economy and housing continue to improve. The small but positive uptick in the economy and residential construction closed 2012 on an optimistic note for the first time since the recession began, and that slow-but-steady growth is
Atlanta’s Unemployment rate is still high 7.9% but our housing absorption in “A” locations is “RED HOT”…….
“The job market has gotten a lot better but now we don’t have enough houses to meet buyer demand,” said Eugene James, Regional Director for Metrostudy, a national housing intelligence and consulting firm that maintains the most extensive primary database on residential construction in the US housing market. According to the Georgia DOL, the Atlanta