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May 14, 2013
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- Real Issues. Real Answers. Keeping up with Technology
- Insight: Housing Improvement may Herald Return of U.S. Workforce Mobility
- House Prices Increase in 89% of U.S. Cities as Recovery Gains
- US Housing Market Passes Halfway Mark in Return of 'Normal'
- News Briefs
- Upcoming Events
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Real Issues. Real Answers. Keeping up with Technology
Not all that long ago, it was relatively affordable to stay abreast of the latest technology. Today, however, with the breakneck pace of newer/better/faster smartphones, tablet computers, laptops, etc., it would be wildly impractical for a LBM dealer to immediately and automatically upgrade to the latest/greatest gadget. Then again, considering the undeniable benefits of advancing technology, it can be just as impractical to not move forward. This month, readers weigh-in on the question of keeping up with technology. This month's question came from Pat Haines, an outside salesman with Arrow Building Center, Spooner, Wis. Pat wrote, "At what pace do you keep up with technology as we bounce from one new gadget to another? Do we react and jump on the new gadget as it comes available, or do we wait and see and risk missing the boat that leads us to the next new innovation and end up being behind the technology?"
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Insight: Housing Improvement may Herald Return of U.S. Workforce Mobility
When David Pendery, a corporate public relations specialist, decided to move his family from Colorado to Illinois this year for work, his biggest worry was whether he would be able to sell his home quickly.
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House Prices Increase in 89% of U.S. Cities as Recovery Gains
Prices for single-family homes increased in 89 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter as the housing market extends a recovery from a five-year slump. The median sales price rose from a year earlier in 133 of 150 metropolitan areas measured, the National Association of Realtors said in a report today. A year earlier, 74 areas had gains.
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US Housing Market Passes Halfway Mark in Return of 'Normal'
Most of us already realize "normal" is relative. Yet, we are only human. And as such, we can scarcely stop ourselves from the very-human behavior of seizing every available opportunity to try to quantify and define the term.
Thanks to the folks at real estate data company Trulia, we don't need to try very hard to define what's "normal" for the housing industry. They've done it for us with the Housing Barometer, a monthly report that charts how quickly the housing market is moving back to normal based on the performance of construction starts, existing home sales and delinquency-plus-foreclosure rates. The barometer looks at how current conditions stack up against those recorded at the depths of the housing crisis and those recorded before the housing bubble burst.
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NEWS BRIEFS
ABC Supply Opens New Branch in Bergenfield, N.J. The new store will serve professional contractors and builders throughout the area, initially offering a full assortment of steep-slope roofing, siding and related tools and accessories.
Rob Rodriguez has been hired for Northern California Territory Sales Manager for the
Boral TruExterior® Trim product line in the Northwest United States. MORE>>
Gary Maulin has been named Western States Territory Manager at Starborn Industries. He is responsible for expanding sales relationships throughout the Western United States and training customers and employees on the benefits and usage of the company's leading brands of high-quality fasteners. MORE>>
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 18-20 Do it Best Corp. May Market, Indianapolis, Ind., www.doitbestcorp.com, 888-DOITBEST
June 5-6 PCBC 2013, San Diego, Calif., www.pcbc.com August 21-23 Florida Building Material Association (FBMA) Convention and Gulf Atlantic Building Products Expo, Orlando, www.FBMA.org, 352.383.0366
October 17-19 West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association (WCLBMA) Annual Convention, San Diego, Calif., www.lumberassociation.org, 800.266.4344 October 19-21 Do it Best Corp. October Market, Indianapolis, Ind., www.doitbestcorp.com, 888-DOITBEST
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