Job growth takes a holiday
That was a close call. We were running out of excuses for pessimism until the April jobs report came out
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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.
Blind faith at BFS
Still wondering when we’re going to see that light at the end of the tunnel? Kansas City Federal Reserve president
Housing looks bulletproof unless…
No wonder builder confidence just hit an all-time high—builders are so busy there’s no time to be depressed. U.S. housing
Eschew your dampeners
July jobs reports for both the U.S. and Canada are out. In the U.S. last month, we added—or more accurately,
Cliff notes
“They all had jobs and they had economically viable jobs, but we told them they couldn’t work—to protect us. Now
Depot gets in touch with its inner Amazon
The other morning on LinkedIn, Jim Bennett, national business development manager at True Value, said 45% of Home Depot’s sales
Won’t take yes for an answer
Last week housing starts did a happy dance; this week it’s existing home sales. When July housing starts came in.
How to vote in all 50 states
Red or blue, conservative or progressive, right or left, even Repug or Libtard if you’re that pissed off—it doesn’t matter.
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?
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