Let's Be Frank

  • What's a Small Builder to Do?

    Big builders represent a big roadblock to small builders.

    BUILDER May 22, 2013

     

  • Supply and Demand: Builders Finally Get It Right

    If any industry ever got punished for breaking the laws of supply and demand it was housing.

    BUILDER April 25, 2013

     

  • Hug (and Educate) a Realtor Today

    For as long as I can remember (which is about 40 years) builders and Realtors have had an uneasy arm's-length relationship.

    For as long as I can remember (which is about 40 years) builders and Realtors have had an uneasy arm's-length relationship.

    BUILDER April 16, 2013

     

  • Where's Bill Levitt When We Need Him?

    The housing industry could use a modern-day version of the original king of low-cost housing.

    BUILDER April 03, 2013

     

  • Housing's Hot Streak Continues

    Forget the Miami Heat, housing has its own winning streak.

    BUILDER March 28, 2013

     

  • You Can't, and Don't Need to, Win Them All

    Just as real baseball fans don't get too upset when their favorite team loses a game (it's a long season!), followers of the housing industry shouldn't dwell on month-to-month metrics.

    Just as real baseball fans don't get too upset when their favorite team loses a game (it's a long season!), followers of the housing industry shouldn't dwell on month-to-month metrics.

    BUILDER March 22, 2013

     

  • Stop Bashing the Banks!

    The banks' reluctance to lend might be the best thing for the housing industry.

    BUILDER March 15, 2013

     

  • The Ugly, the Bad and the Good

    Even as housing picks up steam, some economists remain cautious. Too cautious.

    BUILDER March 05, 2013

     

  • Let's Compare Apples to Apples

    On the face of it, it looks like the typical new home sells for almost 40% more than the typical existing home.

    On the face of it, it looks like the typical new home sells for almost 40% more than the typical existing home.

    BUILDER February 27, 2013

     

  • 5 Reasons to be Optimistic about Housing

    Moody's chief economist, Mark Zandi, says "it's just arithmetic" that makes him an optimist.

    BUILDER February 21, 2013

     
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Let’s be Frank...

Hanley Wood Vice Chairman, Frank Anton, is one of the foremost experts on the residential and commercial construction market. In his bi-monthly e-Newsletter Frank delves into the current state of the housing market, what to expect in the future and advice about how to take advantage of short and long-term market conditions.