Topic: `builder-economics`

7 entries tagged builder-economics.

Rules (1)

rule Rule: be explicit about what marketing cannot do — 6% margins won't become 20% via marketing

Reference entries (6)

reference Buildern Residential Construction Marketing Report 2026 — residential builder marketing spend is 1.8–3.2% of revenue
reference BuildForce Canada 2024 — Ontario construction employment −17,900 (−3.1%) YoY; housing starts −18% YTD Nov 2024; sector $56.6B / 6.4% of Ontario GDP
reference NAHB Cost of Constructing a Home 2024 — marketing = 0.8% of average new home sale price; builder profit 11.0%
reference NAHB Cost of Doing Business 2025 (FY 2023 single-family builders) — 8.7% net margin
reference NAHB Remodelers Cost of Doing Business 2026 (FY 2024) — 6.3% net margin (highest since 1996), avg revenue $2.7M
reference Ontario construction 2024: 16.8% hold university degree (vs 41.7% all sectors); 27.4% self-employed (vs 13.5% all)