
Thrilla in vanilla
If anyone had told you three years ago that the heavyweight championship bout of the decade would feature the Federal
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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


Katerra’s new COO
This is getting interesting. Maybe good, maybe not, but definitely interesting. Word on the street is that construction supply’s most


Don’t look down
After a decade-long recovery that gave new meaning to the word “sluggish,” the housing market is finally starting to move.