Home Inspection News and Trends

Keep up with home inspection news and trends

By Linda C. Ray
Home inspection services companies change with the times. And as the landscape surrounding home inspection information continues to evolve, following technological and financial forces, you have to keep up with home inspection software to be able to make the best presentations and know what your competitors are doing. Compare home inspection software closely so that you can remain competitive and land the big contracts.

Follow the trends that are affecting building inspectors in a variety of ways. Read building inspections publications that can keep you updated with news and information. Subscribe to white papers and home inspection articles. Take advantage of home inspection services trade groups that keep members apprised of news and trends. Look for home inspection news and trends in a number of ways.

1. Get email alerts and home inspection software newsletters

2. Participate in associations for field inspection companies

3. Subscribe to magazines for building inspectors

 

Get news alerts on home inspection services

Set up a separate email account to get email alerts, RSS feeds and industry newsletters that will send you news as it happens, the latest trend pieces and information about what the major industry players are up to. Check this email daily so you don't miss out on important news.
Try: Keep up with the news found through the forums and news feeds at Inspection News. Inspect America brings you headlines about the home inspecting industry from around the country.

Join building inspection groups

Association with other professionals in the same field will provide you with an inside track to news, often before it hits the press. Get involved with your trade association and take advantage of the networking opportunities to develop relationships as well as the group's newsletters and communication vehicles.
Try: Get news, informational articles and thoughtful blogs from the Inspectors Journal. Look for interesting pieces of information that you can use to identify trends affecting your business through the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors.

Read about the latest online building inspections news

Take time to read in-depth reports and magazines that cover the industry further than the headlines. Often the best information that can help drive your own business decisions comes from investigative reporting and research articles that take a deeper look into industry issues.
Try: Go to Inman News for a compilation of the latest news in one place. The Allied Home Inspection School provides a running list of headlines to keep students and interested professionals updated on the news affecting the industry.

 

  • Encourage your staff to read publications and websites that can bring even more news about home inspection services. Make it fun by giving a prize to the team member who comes up with the best news tidbit each month.