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Leadership

When Strategy Backfires: Producers' Role In Supply Shock

The time to de-risk forecasts for inflation impacts is now, given that the commodities crunch can pivot into consumer price stresses in the months ahead.

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

Policy

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration's 100-day review of the U.S. supply chain crisis across key sectors gives specific focus to what ails homebuilders now. Is that a good thing?

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Leadership

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Choked off supply – like now, where at every turn, fatal-error bottlenecks, with temporary but indefinite timelines for restoration of normalized channel volume, clog visibility – can and will quell demand. Where's the opportunity?

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Leadership

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Back-half margin compression looks likely as homebuilders absorb input cost spikes and hit selling price push-back.

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

Products

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

TBD explores what this week's building channel consolidation moves mean for builders and for the building and real estate landscape in the months ahead.

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Leadership

When Strategy Backfires: Producers' Role In Supply Shock

The time to de-risk forecasts for inflation impacts is now, given that the commodities crunch can pivot into consumer price stresses in the months ahead.

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

Policy

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration's 100-day review of the U.S. supply chain crisis across key sectors gives specific focus to what ails homebuilders now. Is that a good thing?

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Leadership

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Choked off supply – like now, where at every turn, fatal-error bottlenecks, with temporary but indefinite timelines for restoration of normalized channel volume, clog visibility – can and will quell demand. Where's the opportunity?

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Leadership

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Back-half margin compression looks likely as homebuilders absorb input cost spikes and hit selling price push-back.

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

Products

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

TBD explores what this week's building channel consolidation moves mean for builders and for the building and real estate landscape in the months ahead.

Lumber and building materials

Leadership 06.08.21

When Strategy Backfires: Producers' Role In Supply Shock

The time to de-risk forecasts for inflation impacts is now, given that the commodities crunch can pivot into consumer price stresses in the months ahead.

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

Policy 06.08.21

Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration's 100-day review of the U.S. supply chain crisis across key sectors gives specific focus to what ails homebuilders now. Is that a good thing?

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Leadership 06.03.21

Material Crisis Can Pivot Into Material Opportunity: Here's How

Choked off supply – like now, where at every turn, fatal-error bottlenecks, with temporary but indefinite timelines for restoration of normalized channel volume, clog visibility – can and will quell demand. Where's the opportunity?

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Leadership 06.01.21

Chain Reaction: How Will Builders Respond To Input Pressures?

Back-half margin compression looks likely as homebuilders absorb input cost spikes and hit selling price push-back.

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

Products 05.27.21

With Cash From Record Profits, LBM Deals Shake Up Rankings, Portend M&A Arms Race

TBD explores what this week's building channel consolidation moves mean for builders and for the building and real estate landscape in the months ahead.