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Business financials advice, reports, and trends for professional home builders and remodelers.
Remodeling Spending To Tick Up Through Mid-2025
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report says things will trend up after a modest downturn
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6 Strategies to Optimize Gross Profit
Thoroughly estimating and tracking gross profits is the life blood of a business, and one remodeler shares the approach that works well for his firm
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Selling Your Company to Your Team
From company valuation to terms of the transfer, here’s a look at how three different remodelers made the deal work
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What's Beyond the Hammer?
Working with Brian Gottlieb on the book Beyond the Hammer provided a masterclass on how to build an aligned team
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Don't Take Credit Cards? You're Missing Out
In an increasingly digital society, many contractors still require cash or check from their customers. But is that the best practice for your business?
Remodeling Spending to Soften
Experts from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University project remodeling spending to slow down but ultimately stay strong
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Washington D.C.
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? In Washington D.C., average pay for a carpenter is 12% too low to keep pace with cost of living.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: San Francisco
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Remodelers in San Francisco are expecting to increase pay for field staff by approximately 4.5% over the next 12 months.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Philadelphia
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? In Philadelphia, education didn’t translate into higher wages.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: New York City
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Production managers in New York represent the only title across all nine markets where every respondent had job-related education.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Minneapolis
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Credentialed carpenters in Minneapolis earn a whopping 40.2% more than their counterparts.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Dallas
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Salaries follow the career ladder in Dallas, although carpenters are paid about the same regardless of their experience.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Chicago
We surveyed hundreds of design-build firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Chicago features some of the largest pay differences between employees with specialized job education and those without.
2018 Wage & Benefits Study: Boston
We surveyed nearly 1,000 remodeling firms across nine of the country's most active remodeling markets, to finally answer the question: what is competitive pay? Carpenters and lead carpenters with job-related education in Boston make about 15.5% and 12.5% more than their counterparts.