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 …
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The home stretch
The rest of the planet may be upside down, but life in the housing industry could hardly be better. After …
Housing bounces back
Technically speaking, that’s exactly what happened. The housing market really did bounce back in April. To 2012. Two weeks ago, …
Some trends matter, others don’t
Yogi was right: It is tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Not that that stops anyone, of course. …
Construction’s game-changer is still under construction
Anyone over 40 has to be careful citing history. But at the risk of getting pegged as a geezer rambling …
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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. …
A necessary evil. In that order
The problem with turning points is that it’s never clear what you’re turning toward until you’re already on the new …
A turnkey manifesto
One hundred years ago, lumberyards sold wood and offered two services: delivery and credit. That was it. Except price. Don’t …