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Affordability Edges Up in Q4
WASHINGTON—Modest home price and interest rate decreases resulted in a slight increase in nationwide housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to...
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FAIRWAY partners with Key Wholesale to Reach Northern Iowa, Southern Minnesota
Mount Joy, Pa.-based Fairway Building Products, LLC has teamed with Key Wholesale Building Products, Inc. to extend the distribution of FAIRWAY Railing Systems.
FAIRWAY’s LandMarke vinyl...
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It’s Spring Training for Deck Season
Can you imagine a Major League Baseball team going into the season without first gathering for spring training? No matter how many times they’ve...
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Housing Starts Dip in January
WASHINGTON—Nationwide housing starts dropped 3.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.099 million units in January, according to newly released data from the...
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Are Higher Gross Margins in Your Company’s Future?
When I wrote my book, “Gross Margin,” I did a considerable amount of research to learn the gross margins achieved by retailers outside the...
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Builder Confidence Drops in February
WASHINGTON—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell three points to 58 in February from an upwardly revised January reading of 61...
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What are the first steps to selling your business through a M&A Firm?
It's clear that 2015 was a big year for mergers and acquisitions in the LBM industry. From major national brands to small town competitors,...
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Home Builders Supply Co. Awarded Best of Houzz 2016
GREENVILLE, N.C.—Home Builders Supply Co., of Greenville has won “Best Of Customer Service on Houzz, the platform for home remodeling and design. Since 1948,...
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STRATEGY Z: Part II: Low Bid VS. Total Cost Purchasing—No Contest
The Folly of Low Bids
The first installment of this three-part series featured the story of a large commercial lumberyard and Green Brothers, their one...
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REAL ISSUES. REAL ANSWERS: Controlling Insurance Costs
It is no secret that insurance represents an important (read: expensive) issue for companies in the LBM business. Indeed, more than four out of...
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