Most states in the U.S. require contractors to have a license to work legally. Here’s how to successfully license your ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

For those ready to bring their home improvement ideas to life, hiring a general contractor is an eventual inevitability. Fittingly, you can think of a general contractor as, well, a general. By ...

Mark is a seasoned green industry veteran and freelance writer based in Georgia. His work encompasses all things garden, landscape, home improvement, and DIY, with a focus on sustainability. Mark ...

The construction trades are full of assorted classes of contractors and subcontractors. A general contractor is one of the top dogs, qualified to work on any sort of building project, regardless of ...

Project owners and general contractors are now increasingly using COIs as gatekeeping tools rather than as formal ...

Even with recent and growing public support for critically necessary affordable housing in California, developers are finding it difficult to make these projects pencil. They are forced to contend ...