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Smart Builders Build Smart Homes April 12, 2018 Hey Alexa, what’s the future of smart home construction look like? You don’t need a digital assistant to answer this one for you. Considering smart speakers from Amazon and Google were the hottest products during the 2017 holiday season, it’s easy to see where the industry is heading. But…
Read MoreMarch 2018 Building Industry Report
March 2018 Building Industry Report March 23, 2018 HomeSphere has partnered with BTIG to produce a monthly report about the current state of the home building industry. Each month we survey our 2,200 regional and local home builders about sales, traffic, pricing, labor costs, and other key industry metrics. The purpose of the survey is…
Read MoreBuilder Rebates Your Way
Builder Rebates Your Way March 15, 2018 It’s hard to beat free money. And yet, most residential builders would rather not deal with the hassle of trying to collect rebates on building materials and products. Why? Smaller local and regional builders often assume that because they build less than 100 homes, they aren’t eligible to…
Read MoreFebruary 2018 Building Industry Report
February 2018 Building Industry Report February 21, 2018 HomeSphere has partnered with BTIG to produce a monthly home building industry report covering sales, traffic, pricing, labor costs, and other key housing industry metrics. The HomeSphere community shares their insight and expertise every month to create a unique look into the U.S. housing industry from the…
Read MoreLubrizol adds FlowGuard Gold to the HomeSphere Catalog
Lubrizol adds FlowGuard Gold to the HomeSphere Catalog February 8, 2018 HomeSphere has partnered with The Lubrizol Corporation to provide its builders with information and savings on FlowGuard Gold® CPVC, America’s most installed and most proven non-metallic plumbing system. Builders gain access to FlowGuard Gold incentives Lubrizol joins many of the country’s top building product…
Read MoreData Drives the Future of Home Building
Data Drives the Future of Home Building The homebuilding industry is experiencing a transformation thanks to big data and companies like HomeSphere. In a recent Constructech article, HomeSphere CEO Glenn Renner offers us a glimpse at what the future holds for our industry. Soon, builders will use big data and predictive analysis to know what local…
Read MoreJanuary 2018 Building Industry Report
January 2018 Building Industry Report January 31, 2018 HomeSphere has partnered with BTIG to produce a monthly home building industry report covering sales, traffic, pricing, labor costs, and other key housing industry metrics. From October through December, the HomeSphere community shared their insight and expertise to create a unique look into the U.S. housing industry…
Read MoreLabor Shortage: Impact on U.S. Home Builders
The home building labor shortage is at the forefront of most builders’ minds. In fact, 78% of builders say that labor is their number one concern. How bad has the labor shortage gotten? There are now 20% fewer people employed in the residential construction industry than 10 years ago. With fewer available workers, there’s a…
Read MoreSchluter Systems Joins the HomeSphere Community
HomeSphere has partnered with Schluter® Systems to provide its builders with information and savings on the Schluter Shower System, an integrated family of products that form a fully bonded, watertight assembly for tiled showers, and Ditra floor tile uncoupling underlayment that replaces conventional backerboard underlayments. Builders have access to incentives on state-of-the-art shower systems Schluter…
Read MoreDörken Systems Joins the HomeSphere Community
HomeSphere has added Dörken Systems to its growing digital platform, connecting local builders to information and savings on the company’s DELTA®-MS foundation protection system. Dörken Systems is now among the nation’s top national building product manufacturers engaging with home builders in HomeSphere’s digital community. Builders have access to incentives on Delta-MS foundation waterproofing system Dörken Systems will…
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