NAHB Files for Review of OSHA's Vaccine Rule
NAHB Policy Briefing | The Association is challenging OSHA's authority to mandate vaccinations and weekly testing for companies with more than 100 employees; builders and remodelers report unprecedented labor shortages
Mortgage Rates Plummet After News of Omicron Variant
After a major decline in refinance activity with high mortgage rates, a new COVID-19 variant could cause a swift reversal
U.S. Migration Patterns Affected by Pandemic
Whether fleeing high-case areas, moving in with family, or responding to housing insecurity, many Americans relocated mid-pandemic
Why Some Employers Are Waiting Out OSHA's Vaccine Mandate
Legal experts worry that the wait might not be worth the gamble
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Coronavirus Resources and Information
What to Expect From OSHA's New COVID Vaccine Standard
How contractors and employers can prepare for new workplace vaccine requirements
NAHB
Court Rules All NAHB Members Eligible for PPP Loan Forgiveness
NAHB Policy Briefing | A court challenge resulted in a ruling that eligibility requirements were wrongly applied to PPP loans for home builders; top markets for single-family and multifamily construction permits
Design
Living Now: America at Home Study Concept Home
Designed and built based on extensive consumer research, Barnaby delivers the goods for single-family post-pandemic living ...
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Colorado Contractors Sue Denver Over Vaccine Mandate
The mandate effectively requires companies to fire hard-to-replace workers who aren't vaccinated. "If we lose any workers due to these vaccine mandates, there's nobody to replace them," says Tony Milo of the Colorado Contractors Association.
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Court Rules PPP Loans to Builders Can Be Forgiven
The judge agreed with NAHB’s position that the plain language of the statute creating the PPP prevented SBA from applying eligibility regulations that sought to exclude NAHB members.
Off-Site Construction
Pandemic Boosts Business for Off-Site Construction Company
Just as the pandemic spurred a building boom, it did the same for off-site construction company Factory OS. Factory OS constructs apartment…
Financials
Millions of Renters Left Waiting as Aid Disbursement Lags
CNBC says the $45 billion in rent aid has been “bafflingly slow” to reach Americans, leaving more than 6 million households behind on payments.…
Community Development
How COVID Will Shift Community Design
Architects, planners, and developers say that the pandemic will not cause any dramatic shifts to community planning, but there will be a refreshed…
Opinion
Builders Should Use Their Influence to Get More Construction Workers Vaccinated
Because builders play a role as influencers in the construction industry, they should be promoting the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine to their employees and subcontractor network
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Top Trends in Digital Sales and Marketing Strategies
How four home builders found success by aggressively implementing or augmenting a variety of digital sales and marketing tools and strategies
