Residential contractors have seen a major boom in home construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the looming deadline for two government programs could significantly increase financial risk in the...
After a year and a half after the cost of wood frames and other lumber-based items started a climb to historic highs, the material’s market price fell for the seventh...
On July 28, 2021, the Senate voted to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan meant to boost the American economy, tackle climate change, and create millions of...
With national focus recently tipping significantly towards construction and infrastructure — with mounting construction costs and President Biden’s focus on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework — it seems it would be...
As major areas see heavy construction demand as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many of the nation’s largest states are running into mounting issues with contractor payment. Summer 2021 saw a...
As building materials prices spiked over the course of 2020 and 2021, this issue — once the sole issue of contractors and their customers — slowly became a “dinner table...
The US Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) has been active since April 2020 in an effort to track changes in business conditions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each...
While most of the news coverage on the ever-increasing price of construction materials such as lumber and steel has largely been framed in the contexts of added costs onto residential...
As the Atlantic hurricane season begins and residents of the Eastern and Southern United States prepare for major storms, local governments and consumer protection groups are warning of contractors with...
Even as the prices of some construction materials begin to fall back down following record highs, elevated price estimates are leading to mounting costs around the country for major airport...