A cure for stay-at-home boredom
We’re all bored to death sitting at home to steer clear of COVID-19. So what do you do about it? …
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Hotels whistle past the graveyard
LBM dealers are still pinching themselves. There are exceptions, but construction activity in many U.S. markets is up—sometimes by a …
Cash out without selling out
There are exceptions, but they’re rare enough that they prove the rule: If you sell your business to an equity-backed …
When COVID is long gone, this won’t be
Coronavirus forced employers into a grand experiment, and it has turned out to be one of the few positive developments …
Economists place their bets
Obviously nobody knows how the coronavirus pandemic will play out. But if you’re in business, you have no choice: You’ve …
How the pandemic could cripple housing
The pandemic triggered the steepest, fastest recession in U.S. history. Housing has mostly dodged the bullet. So far. Bloomberg argues …
The “lockdown lite” solution
An old joke says scientists study things that work in theory to see if they work in practice, while economists …
Remote work means local opportunity
The U.S. is still the most affordable place on the planet if you want to buy a home in a …
Housing giants: the biggest vs. the best
Professional Builder’s Housing Giants report is out, not that anyone would notice unless one of them discovered a vaccine for …
Small business edges toward a cliff
This is not exactly encouraging. The Wall Street Journal conducts a monthly survey of businesses with annual revenue between $1 …