Dealers Up Pressure on Slow Payers, But Feel More Heat From Banks--ProSales Poll
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0400
An ever more aggressive attitude toward late payments helped LBM dealers limit the increase in average accounts receivable to just one day this year from 2009, results from a just-completed ProSales survey indicate.
LBM Sales Often Up, But at Shrinking Margins, SBMA Survey Finds
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0400
Sales were even to higher for LBM dealers in south Atlantic Coast states during the first half of 2010 compared with the opening six months of the previous year, but often at thinner profit margins than were enjoyed at the end of last year, a recent Southern Building Material Association survey finds.
NAHB's Howard Looks for Affirmation of Government's Role in Financing Homeownership
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0400
Tuesday's conference in Washington, D.
In Depth: Lead Paint Rule Coverage
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0400
The Environmental Protection Agency's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule is widely considered a "game changer" for the residential remodeling industry.
Cabinet Demand To Hit $15.2B by 2014
Demand for cabinets nationwide will rise 7.
2Q Earnings Roundup: Brief Sunshine Before More Clouds
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0400
Earnings reports for second quarter of this year showed robust gains in sales and profits at North America's lumber producers, typically because of the runup in OSB prices and the brief rise in U.
Recovery in Spending on Remodeling Forecast To Start This Fall
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0400
Spending on major home improvement projects will decline through the middle of this year from 2009 levels before recovering in the fourth quarter, the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies forecast.
High-Tech Measuring Devices Could Open Doors for Dealers, Millwork Shops
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0400
Several groups are harnessing digital imaging technology to eliminate virtually all the laborious field work from installing interior doors.
Insulation Demand Forecast To Rise 7.4% Yearly to 2014
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0400
U.S. demand for insulation will climb 7.
New-Home Sales Drop a Record 32.7% in May
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0400
The anecdotal evidence from many builders suggesting a precipitous drop in traffic in May was correct: New-home sales took a record-breaking nosedive once the federal homebuyer tax credit expired at the end of April.