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Contractors: Don’t Tell Your Customers How Great You Are —SHOW Them On YouTube!

For a home improvement company, there may be no more valuable social media tool than YouTube. In less than ten years, YouTube has grown to become the world’s second largest search engine, right behind Google [READ MORE]

2014 Des Moines Real Estate Sales—It’s a Wrap

The final figures for the Des Moines real estate market will be available by mid-January 2015, but there is enough information now to give a good picture of where 2014 home sales in Des Moines [READ MORE]

Cities Build Too: Getting Paid On Public Improvements

Iowa law provides a remedy if you are unpaid, but subcontractors and sub-subcontractors must pay close attention to the provisions of Iowa Code § 573. With the recession behind us, even cities are beginning to [READ MORE]

Iowa Supreme Court Limits Liability for Breach of Implied Warranty of Workmanlike Construction

The Iowa Supreme Court recognized an implied warranty of workmanlike construction for residential buildings in a 1985 decision, Kirk v. Ridgway. The court recently had an opportunity to clarify the limits of the implied warranty [READ MORE]

Where the Action Is

Maybe it’s because most construction professionals are hands-on people. Or maybe it’s because the housing trades traditionally rely as much on word of mouth and referrals as they do on marketing to grow their business. [READ MORE]