Conservatively, the US needs to build about 1.3mn homes annually (MF and single-family) to keep pace with household formation (population growth + “headship” rates) and secondary home demand, and replace destroyed housing stock. Based on Census Bureau data, it looks like we overbuilt by around 3.5mn units from 2000 to 2007 and underbuilt by 4.1mn […]
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[JHX] Will James Hardie’s big acquisition pay off?
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[scuttlebit] Guidewire scales
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[scuttlebit] Wise is probably going to be fine
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Is Gartner Doomed?
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[scuttlebit] Charles Schwab is so back
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