Phase one of the China – U.S. trade agreement leaves in place 25% tariffs on important materials for the home construction industry. Fiberboard, asphalt and roofing tiles, among others, still have punishing levies that will make it harder for the industry to ease the housing shortage in the U.S.
Posted by Jeff Mindham
Prior to becoming a full-time writer in 2015, I was the Senior President of National Marketing for Prudential Real Estate (63,000 agents & 700 franchisees), and the Chief Marketing Officer at several real estate tech startups. Those included ForSaleByOwner.com, the nation’s largest online FSBO, Foxtons and USRealty.com, among others. I began my career on Madison Ave. working at some of New York’s largest ad agencies.
I have a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco and a BA degree in Communications.
