PSOL Building Trendshttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news-section.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427PSOL Building Trends en jbutterf@hanleywood.com http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/externals/images/logo_bol.gif http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news-section.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427PSOL Building Trends9755In Depth: Lead Paint Rule Coveragehttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1227412http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1227412The Environmental Protection Agency's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule is widely considered a "game changer" for the residential remodeling industry.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESTDealers Up Pressure on Slow Payers, But Feel More Heat From Banks--ProSales Pollhttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1379107http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1379107An ever more aggressive attitude toward late payments helped LBM dealers limit the increase in average accounts receivable to just one day this year from 2009, results from a just-completed ProSales survey indicate.Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESTLBM Sales Often Up, But at Shrinking Margins, SBMA Survey Findshttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1373299http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1373299Sales were even to higher for LBM dealers in south Atlantic Coast states during the first half of 2010 compared with the opening six months of the previous year, but often at thinner profit margins than were enjoyed at the end of last year, a recent Southern Building Material Association survey finds.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESTNAHB's Howard Looks for Affirmation of Government's Role in Financing Homeownershiphttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1365149http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1365149Tuesday's conference in Washington, D.Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESTCabinet Demand To Hit $15.2B by 2014http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1362514http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1362514Demand for cabinets nationwide will rise 7.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST2Q Earnings Roundup: Brief Sunshine Before More Cloudshttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1359898http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1359898Earnings reports for second quarter of this year showed robust gains in sales and profits at North America's lumber producers, typically because of the runup in OSB prices and the brief rise in U.Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESTRecovery in Spending on Remodeling Forecast To Start This Fallhttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1335862http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1335862Spending on major home improvement projects will decline through the middle of this year from 2009 levels before recovering in the fourth quarter, the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies forecast.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESTHigh-Tech Measuring Devices Could Open Doors for Dealers, Millwork Shopshttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1333454http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1333454Several groups are harnessing digital imaging technology to eliminate virtually all the laborious field work from installing interior doors.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESTInsulation Demand Forecast To Rise 7.4% Yearly to 2014http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1319114http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1319114U.S. demand for insulation will climb 7.Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 ESTNew-Home Sales Drop a Record 32.7% in Mayhttp://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1317375http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss427&sectionID=427&articleID=1317375The anecdotal evidence from many builders suggesting a precipitous drop in traffic in May was correct: New-home sales took a record-breaking nosedive once the federal homebuyer tax credit expired at the end of April.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST