First-Time Buyers Persevere in Difficult Housing Market
Why more first-time buyers purchased homes during the pandemic
5 Supply-Chain Takeaways From the Pandemic
Stop to consider how COVID-19 has forever changed your business
Commodity Purchasing? There’s No Such Thing
Do you know all of the elements of the true total cost and total benefit for all of the products you put in your homes?
Triggers and Solutions for Home Building Inflation
Why cost containment is key for builders, suppliers, and trades as rising costs continue to raise home prices and threaten new-home affordability
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Leadership
Even Flow: The Heartbeat of a Production Builder
Learn to speak the language of even flow and the slot system for more efficient production, greater profitability, and improved customer satisfaction
Purchasing
5 Tips for Dealing With 'Take It or Leave It' Ultimatums When Negotiating
Follow these steps to successfully navigate a “take-it-or-leave-it” negotiation with suppliers and trades
Remodeling
Expensive Lumber Is Stalling Home Repairs
The stretched out availability of building materials such as lumber, windows, and vinyl siding have put some projects at a standstill and cost increases have pushed repairs, particularly for storm damage, beyond the homeowners’ ability to pay.
Human Resources
Next-Gen Hiring Practices for Home Builders
Instead of hiring purchasing professionals with experience (and baggage), go for the green to mold your ideal team
Building Materials
Rethinking the Global Supply Chain
Avoiding supply-chain disruptions in the future (and especially in a crisis) requires a recommitment to American-made products
Purchasing
Are You Getting a Good Deal on Your Purchasing?
A little due diligence and a total-cost mindset go a long way to determining if you’re getting a good deal on your purchasing
Purchasing
What’s Your Ratio? Purchasing Ratio, That Is
A step-by-step process to determine a meaningful and useful purchasing ratio
Business Management
Supplier Survival: Adopt a Highly Differentiating Approach
Suppliers can inspire builders to think beyond ‘first cost’ to total cost (and even total value). Here's how | Part 2 in a two-part series
Manufacturers + Suppliers
Now Is a Good Time to Review and Refresh Your Materials Supply Chain
Use this guide to identifying and prequalifying suppliers to reinvigorate and stabilize your supply chain
Purchasing
Tap Your Purchasing Team to Build a Stronger Business
Regardless of market conditions, investing in and supporting knowledgable purchasing professionals pays profound dividends
