where is housing as an industry found- particulary history (for economics class)?

for economics class- looking for information on history of the home building industry, it’s overview, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and trends. Also impact of real GDP, unemployment rate, and inflation rate as measured by the CPI

Start by looking at the website for the American Homebuilders Association. Google “housing industry history”. Ask your local reference librarian for help too – the web is not always the most efficient source for information.