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Purchasing

  • BUILDER

    Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fall 28.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis in October

    As mortgage rates rise, housing demand and the purchasing power of prospective buyers is falling.

    1 MIN READ
    While denial rates for conventional mortgage loans have decreased nationwide, the racial gap has slightly widened.
  • Remodeling

    Developing an Effective Product Selection Process

    13 MIN READ
  • Business

    Likes Lumberyards

    1 MIN READ
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  • Remodeling

    Breithaupt: For Remodelers, Planning and Pictures Go Hand-in-Hand

    4 MIN READ
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  • Products/Tools

    Continuous Insulation

    1 MIN READ
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  • Remodeling

    Contractor Optimism Reflected in Purchasing Decisions

    3 MIN READ
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  • Remodeling

    Move Over Baby Boomers: Gen Y Has Purchasing Power

    2 MIN READ
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  • Products/Tools

    Buying Power

    4 MIN READ
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  • Products/Tools

    Study Says Contractors Go Mobile to Make Purchase Decisions

    2 MIN READ
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  • Business

    Put Your Construction Business Purchasing Systems to Work

    8 MIN READ
    A purchase order or work order begins as a "request for quote" form. The RFQ shown here, for electrical work on an addition, is ready to fax or email to subcontractors for bid pricing.
  • Tools

    Secure for Safety: Tool Tethering Tips

    1 MIN READ
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  • Business

    Control Costs With a Purchasing System

    8 MIN READ
    This subcontractor purchase order (created by a veteran Texas builder using CHS, a software management tool for custom builders) has notes that tell the framers how to stage and install materials, including specific details addressing questions that might arise when their supervisor is not on site. Distributing copies of the purchase order - with pricing deleted - provides an excellent opportunity to get this information into the hands of the people who are actually doing the work.
  • Soure: Nielsen

    When It Comes to Spending Decisions, Women Are in Control

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  • Business

    10 Things to Do at IBS

    6 MIN READ
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  • Road to Recovery

    Clients Asking to DIY Parts of Their Remodeling Projects

    2 MIN READ
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  • Business

    Remodelers who choose to invest in real estate

    8 MIN READ
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  • Tech@Work

    Using a web site to manage client communication

    2 MIN READ
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  • Business

    Communicating With Customers Through the Web

    5 MIN READ
    After logging in, clients choose from a simple menu (top). Clicking on Allowances and Change Orders, for example, quickly brings up the information in the same screen (bottom).
  • Business

    Reaching markets through Realtors

    2 MIN READ
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  • Reader Panel

    Survey of readers on franchises

    3 MIN READ
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Trending

  • Tools

    Laser Levels

    9 MIN READ
  • Backfill

    Why Do We Say Joists and Rafters?

    3 MIN READ
  • JLC Case Study

    Introducing Attainable Zero: A JLC Case-Study Home

    6 MIN READ
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