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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Professional Builder: 2020 housing forecast
There are still a few pessimists out there, but don’t count builders among them. As far as they’re concerned, the
NAHB: Technology use in 2019
Given all the buzz (not to mention a few billion dollars), it’s hard not to get excited over NAHB’s recent
The incredible shrinking LBM channel
Craig Webb has kept close tabs on the acquisition market since his tenure at ProSales, and nobody does it better.
2020 forecasts are an all-you-can-eat buffet
Well, that de-escalated quickly. Just a few days ago everyone was all perky when December existing home sales rose 3.6%
A well-kept secret
November was absolutely, positively a “Wow!” month for employment. What kind of wow depended on where you were. In Canada,
As good as it gets
Normally life quiets down after Labor Day. Not this year. It’s been one five-alarm fire after another since the end
Remote work may revolutionize housing
Apparently we’re on the right track. Less than 24 hours after an LBM Executive article on how remote work will
COVID transmission rate by state
Rt is the effective reproduction rate—i.e., the rate at which COVID-19 is either spreading or declining. It covers every state
COVID safety on jobsites
If you offer turnkey, you need to be a fanatic about coronavirus safety on the jobsite…
What Entekra really does differently
Congratulations to Gerry, William, Aidan, and everyone at Modesto, Calif.-based Entekra, which recently won the 2020 Ivory Prize from the
COVID and the trade labor shortage
Will the pandemic put an end to the shortage of skilled trade labor that has hobbled the housing market in