Now more than ever, builders need to increase customer satisfaction while cutting costs.

Right now, private equity funds are a better option for builders seeking financing.

Builder Jim Deitch explains why Lean is vital.

Home buyers are waiting too long for that $8,000.

A home in Asheville, N.C., wowed the BALA judges with its balance of modern and traditional design, exceptional craftsmanship and strong indoor/outdoor relationships.

15 The percent of real-estate construction and development loans that were 90 days or more overdue at financial institutions whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, as of September 2009, up from 1.9 percent two years earlier, according to the Wall Street

Scott Sedam hosts the Lean Building Forum on HousingZone.com, where each month he interviews those who are implementing the principles of Lean operations in home building. This month, Sedam talks with Bill and Brad Jagoe of Jagoe Homes, Owensboro, Ky., a

Professional Builder and the NAHB Design Committee present the winners of the home-building industry’s most prestigious design competition

Projects named Best in Region in the 2009 BALAs range from a rustic New Hampshire home to a geometric wonder in Idaho.