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July 2021

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Most Homebuilders are Small Businesses

Natalia SiniavskaiaJuly 12, 2021August 20, 2024

New NAHB research shows that despite declining self-employment rates and the rising top builder market share, residential construction remains the industry of independent entrepreneurs with close to 80% of homebuilders and specialty trade contractor firms being self-employed independent contractors. Even among firms with paid employees,…

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Why Builders Still Use Lumber Despite the Price Hikes

Paul EmrathJuly 8, 2021August 20, 2024

Although lumber prices have declined somewhat recently, this follows a period of record increases that started in mid-2020 and have left prices at historic highs.  In a recent NAHB survey, 94 percent of builders reported a shortage of framing lumber.  Despite this, as Tuesday’s post…

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