‍What are the biggest opportunities contractors see for business growth?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker report identifies the growth areas contractors believe offer the greatest potential, including energy efficiency projects, technology adoption, and geographic expansion opportunities.

What economic factors are contractors most concerned about right now?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker study tracks contractor concerns related to the economy, inflation, housing affordability, tariffs, personal finances, and other macroeconomic factors that may impact business performance over the next 12 months. These metrics are also compared quarter over quarter and year over year.

How strong are contractor project pipelines and backlogs?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker report measures project activity across the business lifecycle, including projects bid, awarded, started, completed, current backlog levels, and future workload capacity.

Are project cancellations and postponements increasing?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker examines the frequency of project delays and cancellations and reports on what pros are identifying as the primary reasons projects are postponed, canceled, or pushed out.

What challenges are contractors facing on active projects?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker provides insights on the current operational challenges contractors encounter, including materials, labor, competition, regulations, sales and customer engagement, and overall business management concerns.

What are the biggest challenges contractors face when working with homeowners?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker report measures the degree of issues contractors are facing when working with homeowners, such as homeowner indecision, cost constraints, payment timing, scheduling conflicts, communication challenges, scope changes, and quality expectations.

How severe are labor shortages and workforce challenges?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker examines the percent of contractors experiencing labor-related issues including worker availability, labor costs, workforce quality, retention, and training challenges affecting contractor operations.

What material and product supply challenges are contractors experiencing?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker examines the percent of Pros' experiencing concerns around building product costs, material availability, delivery delays, lead times, and material quality across contractor businesses.

Is competition increasing in the home improvement market?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker measures how contractors perceive changes in market competition and whether competitive pressures are becoming stronger or weaker over time, compared quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year.

How optimistic are contractors about the home improvement market?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker measures contractor expectations for market growth, industry demand, and overall business conditions over the next 12 months, and reports on how those sentiments have been changing quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year.

Are contractors expecting revenue growth in the coming year?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker includes information on contractors' reported revenue outlook, including the share of contractors anticipating business growth, flat performance, or revenue declines in the year ahead.

What factors are most likely to influence contractor business performance over the next year?

The Farnsworth Group's free Quarterly Contractor Activity Tracker provides insight into how economic conditions, labor availability, material costs, homeowner demand, competition, and market trends are shaping contractor expectations and strategic planning.