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When Will the Fed’s Rate Hikes Come to an End?

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The Fed’s rate hikes are already having an effect on a cooling housing market, and its September “dot plot” indicated that the central bank expects the target for the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points in November, followed by 50 in December and 25 points at the start of 2023. Housing Policy + Finance. Financing.

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How to Deal with Extended Lead Times and High Material Costs

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Contractors report that supply chain disruptions impact inventory and their ability to forecast for the future. These cash flow challenges can cause detrimental results that drain the bank and negatively impact the amount of cash on hand. Add in slow pay, and you have a business in jeopardy of closing its doors.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

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The term capital is used across industries to represent all of a company’s financial assets, including cash, inventory, equipment, and more. Because payment for construction jobs may be weeks or months after work is already completed, companies must manage their finances carefully to maintain cash reserves for taking on new jobs.

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15 Management Systems to Help You Avoid the High-Speed Wobbles

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history due to low inventories of existing and new homes, low mortgage interest rates (even with recent rate hikes), Baby Boomers downsizing, and Millennials entering the for-sale housing market en masse. b) Allows for cash flow forecasting. d) Facilitates cash flow forecasting. build more than 100 homes a year.

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IHP Capital Partners' Richard Whiteley Discusses Land Opportunity for Home Builders

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Richard Whiteley: Home builders and land developers have been highly focused on restocking their land inventory since it became evident housing would be one of the unexpected beneficiaries—at least in the near term—of the pandemic. 2022 Housing Forecast: Opportunities and Challenges. Home Builders Ask: Where’s the Land?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. The trouble is that banks often don’t have the capital cushion to foreclose on large properties and take the hit against their lending limit. The fact is we need to get rid of this inventory before demand will increase. Zillow has revised its forecast and now predicts a bottom in 2012 at the earliest.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. The trouble is that banks often don’t have the capital cushion to foreclose on large properties and take the hit against their lending limit. The fact is we need to get rid of this inventory before demand will increase. Zillow has revised its forecast and now predicts a bottom in 2012 at the earliest.