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13th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Dynamics and Patterns of a Construction Market Downturn
Thirteenth Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer
The Dynamics and Patterns
of a Construction Market Downturn
Finally: some light at the end of the tunnel. The US economy may have bottomed out and unemployment may have leveled, even improving some. I say “may have” because the Labor Department … Read the rest “13th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Dynamics and Patterns of a Construction Market Downturn”
Compression
Compression
Schleifer’s Dictionary of Business English
Compression: the domino effect of the downward pressure applied to construction pricing by large contractors during market contractions.
Compression occurs during construction market downturns when the larger and biggest contractors, determined to take any available work to keep their … Read the rest “Compression”
12th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Potential and Timing of Recovery
Please circulate this widely. It will benefit your constituents. This research is continuous and includes new information weekly as it becomes available. Thank you, Tom
12th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer
The Potential and Timing of Recovery
The US economy will recover as will the construction … Read the rest “12th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Potential and Timing of Recovery”
If You Take Your Eye Off the Ball You’ll Strike Out
If You Take Your Eye Off the Ball
You’ll Strike Out
The Last Downturn
The 2008-2012 construction market downturn hit residential construction first. The burst of the $8 trillion housing bubble in 2007, and the subsequent collapse of the financial markets in 2008, created massive disarray in homebuilding. As many … Read the rest “If You Take Your Eye Off the Ball You’ll Strike Out”
11th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Ripple Effect of this Economic Disruption
11th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer
The Ripple Effect of this Economic Disruption
Sending employees home from work, limiting the size of business and social gatherings and wearing protective masks has a lot of people wondering about life in the future. What will education and school … Read the rest “11th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from Dr. Tom Schleifer: The Ripple Effect of this Economic Disruption”
Reimagining Your Company
Reimagining Your Company
During the Pandemic Crisis
Getting upset, angry or fearful over the business interruption caused by the current public health crisis is a form of futile resistance. Resistance to an event that has already occurred is often referred to as insane. The pandemic is upon us. That is … Read the rest “Reimagining Your Company”
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