The Cost of Doing Business Study, 2022 Edition

Like most U.S. businesses, many builders shut down operations for some time in 2020, reinvented processes to ensure safety, provided health training to workers, limited visits to model homes, and adapted to remote work for office staff. Builders in 2020 also had to quickly learn how to navigate the uncertainties of supply-chain disruptions that skyrocketed pricing and decreased the availability of building materials. As if these issues were not challenging enough, the industry's chronic lab...