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How Creative Conflict Can Propel Business Negotiations

Construction Business Owner

How Creative Conflict Can Propel Business Negotiations. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 08:37. Long-term agreements, exclusivity, strategic relationships, joint ventures and partnerships have grown in place of old-style competitive price bidding. Alex Headley. The business-to-business (B2B) landscape has changed dramatically over the years.

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Capitol Hill Talks Could Set Fiscal 2021 Construction Funding

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House-Senate staff negotiations are continuing, with hopes of an agreement before Dec. 11 deadline.

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Homebuyers Burdened by Inflation Are Canceling Deals at the Highest Rate Since the Pandemic

Pro Builder

Prospective buyers burdened by soaring interest rates and high inflation are putting their dreams of homeownership on hold, and a slowing market is also giving buyers more time to make purchases and more room to negotiate. in May 2021. Even before the sharpest increase in rates in June, cancelations in May jumped to 9.3%

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

By Garret Murai , February 15, 2021 (source: [link]. Among other things, Torres argued: The JOC contract, because it required that job order proposals be submitted after-the-fact, was not an enforceable contract but merely an agreement to negotiate. JOC Contract: Enforceable Contract or Mere Agreement to Negotiate.

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Biden Administration Moves to Lower Lumber Tariffs Following NAHB Request

Pro Builder

Reduced lumber tariffs could keep prices stable in 2022, allowing builders to better keep up with soaring demand.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Look Back, Ahead, and a Note of Thanks

Pro Builder

Chuck Fowke, NAHB 2021 Chairman. NAHB strongly opposes the move and continues to urge the administration to negotiate a long-term agreement with Canada on softwood lumber. NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Look Back, Ahead, and a Note of Thanks. Tue, 01/04/2022 - 10:44. from 9% to 18%. 5 Supply-Chain Takeaways From the Pandem ic.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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Weyerhauser NR , 2021 WL 5707117 (Colo. Addressing the first question, the court concluded that Weyerhaeuser and Dream Finders Homes dealt in a “network of contracts,” which is a “network of interrelated agreements between commercially sophisticated parties.” Dream Finders Homes LLC v. In Milan Supply Chain Sols. Navistar, Inc. ,