Tag: labor shortages
Upcoming Webinar Helps Members Understand Guest Worker Program
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, NAHB members struggling to find workers locally during their busy season can learn how to access temporary foreign labor through the H-2B visa program.
Builders Report Labor Shortages on the Rise
Labor and subcontractor shortages have become even more widespread in July of 2017 than they were in June of 2016, according to single-family builders responding to special questions on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) survey.
Top Concern for Builders Remains Unchanged in 2017
More than four out of five builders expect to face serious challenges regarding the cost and availability of labor in 2017, according to a recent survey of members that ran in the monthly NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
4 Steps to Ensure Your Firm’s Labor Needs are Met
Many markets across the nation are grappling with chronic labor shortages. At an International Builders’ Show seminar in Orlando earlier this month, Brian Hall, vice president of construction at Charlotte, N.C.-based Classica Homes, outlined four steps his firm has taken to ensure it is the “builder of choice” in its local market.
Florida Lawmaker Hears of Labor Shortages
As part of Bringing Housing Home™, members of the Gold Coast Builders Association held a productive meeting with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) this week.
Builders Cite Their Top Challenges in 2016
Topping the list of problems builders faced in 2015 and expect to face in 2016 is the cost/availability of labor, according to a recent survey that NAHB conducted of our members. As NAHB economist Ashok Chaluvadi reported in a recent Eye on Housing blog post, 76% or builders expect this to be a major issue in 2016.
Builders Report Growing Labor Shortage Concerns
In June, NAHB surveyed single-family builders on the availability of labor and subcontractors for various trades, any change in the cost of labor and subcontractors, and the impact of labor shortages on their business. And, while labor shortages were already quite widespread in mid-2014, the survey revealed that “for every trade covered in the survey, shortages were more widespread in 2015 than in 2014.”
NAHB Discusses Labor Shortages at Democratic Attorneys General Conference
NAHB Chairman Tom Woods shared the federation’s views on immigration reform and workforce shortages during a panel discussion at the Democratic Attorneys General Association Spring Policy Conference on May 7.
Builders Rate their Biggest Challenges
In a special January survey, builders ranked the most significant problems the industry is expected to face in 2015.
NAHB Urges Senate Panel to Consider Temporary Guest Worker Program
In a letter submitted to members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, NAHB urged senators to consider the creation of a temporary market-based guest worker program that will divert unauthorized immigration into the legal system, shrink the shadow economy and support economic growth in the U.S.
