Homepros Knows: What’s Moving the Needle in the Trades
Are you staying ahead of the trends shaping the trades? In this episode, we talk with Alec Stevanovski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-stevanovski-85363015a/), Editor at Homepros (https://homepros.news/), the digital media outlet bringing sharp, rea...
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Show Notes
Are you staying ahead of the trends shaping the trades? In this episode, we talk with Alec Stevanovski, Editor at Homepros, the digital media outlet bringing sharp, real-time reporting to home services professionals. We dig into rising equipment costs, supply chain pressures, and how 2025’s tariff landscape is hitting the contractor’s bottom line. Plus, Alec offers a refreshingly grounded take on private equity in the industry and explains why so many contractors are tuning out the noise and doubling down on the fundamentals.
Join us as we discuss:
[6:38] The economy: HVAC price hikes, tariffs, and refrigerant costs
[11:47] Rising material costs and the data behind consumer sentiment
[17:46] Private equity in the trades: trends, timelines, and what’s next
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