Helter skelter
No, not that helter skelter. Charles Manson lifted the term from Paul McCartney, who used it as a metaphor for a …
housing market
Herd on the street
Well, that escalated quickly. Sixty days ago the debate was all about how long it would take the rockstar U.S. …
Dirt simple
The cornerstone of any 12-step program is to admit you have a problem, so let’s admit it. We have an …
What goes up
Americans don’t agree on much these days, but we still stand together when faced with an existential threat. The trick …
A disturbance in the Force
Construction professionals everywhere felt a great disturbance in the Force when Menlo Park, Calif.-based Katerra filed for bankruptcy in early …
You can’t get there from here
More April showers in the housing market. Starts and permits are out and both the U.S. and Canada are down for …
The home stretch
The rest of the planet may be upside down, but life in the housing industry could hardly be better. After …
A 50-50 proposition
The 2020 U.S. elections are finally over—or almost, anyway. In keeping with long-standing American tradition, everyone came away with something …
Builders shift gears
Too early to say whether this is a trend or a blip, but U.S. housing starts took an interesting turn …
Slowing job growth and a nervous recovery
August employment reports are in and at first glance, we seem to be doing well. Except that most economists disagree. …