For many years we have written about the labor shortage. Some of the causes are the great recession housing crisis, societal changes stressing white collar over blue collar work, Covid and more. This shortage of labor pushes up the cost of building.
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Lately we have heard that many of these barndominium or shouse homes no longer look like farm structures. The homes are larger and have more style.
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Inflation highlighted a flaw in property valuations. The 20% price increases on home construction are magnified by a 50% error on the base.
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When it comes to houses, each one needs to be treated like an individual with the replacement cost based on the description of the actual home.
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We cannot always predict what disaster might be coming our way, but we can plan ahead in order to be as prepared as possible for emergencies.
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One of the alternatives to wood framing construction is 3D printed homes. How is a 3D printed home’s construction different from traditional construction? Is it better? Does it save time?
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There have been many California homeowners who learned how underinsured their home was—after a fire. Sam has read the many articles about this issue and wants to avoid being underinsured. How data tells the story.
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There have been many California homeowners who learned how underinsured their home was—after a fire. Sam has read the many articles about this issue and wants to avoid being underinsured.
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Many efforts have been made to attract, market to and steer potential workers toward construction due to the labor shortage.
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