Exclusive: A 2015 Look at Labor Shortages

Many home builders, large and small, east and west, believe that the financial fate and fortunes of their organizations this year hinge on demand for their new homes this year, but they know it all hinges-at least as much-on supply. Labor supply--as in a predictable stream of predictably priced hours from craftsworkers and installers, technicians, and trained tradesmen and women-is the challenge 55% of home building company executives named as a pain-point challenge in 2015, according to a newly released analysis for BUILDER developed by its sister-company Metrostudy on behalf of Berkshire Hathaway's Residential Building and Construction Businesses, including MiTek, Johns Manville, Acme Brick and Lubrizol.



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