“One thing after another.”
Ken, a Phoenix custom homebuilder with 45 years of experience, says unpredictable weekly tariff changes are making materials costly, delayed, or impossible to get. As a small family-run business, he can’t absorb the surging prices, forcing constant scrambling to secure electrical parts, plumbing supplies, doors, and concrete additives from abroad. He says both contractors and customers are suffering as costs spike instantly and project planning becomes nearly impossible.