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Insight From a Hard-Hit Homebuilding Market

The Riverside-San Bernardino market is replacing Fort Myers as the poster child for everything that has gone wrong during this down cycle in the housing market. Riverside-San Bernardino will continue to be one of the hardest-hit major housing markets ove

Labor + Trade Relations

Hang on to Good Relationships Between Home Builders, Suppliers, and Tradespeople

Scott Sedam reminds home builders to maintain good relationships with suppliers and trades

Management

Barratt American: Change of Attitude

Barratt American weathers the roughest seas in housing and takes home a National Housing Quality Silver Award - without losing a single employee.

Management

Executive Moves in Homebuilding

Names recently in the news include Michael Sumichrast, Maggie Toro, Tim Jones, Richard Fadil, David Hill and Sheryl Palmer.

Management

Fireside Hearth & Home: Constant Innovation

The Fireside Hearth & Home team impress the judges and nab a Silver Award for the 2008 NHQ Awards. One judge wishes he had a team like Fireside.

Management

Company Culture Helps Mercedes Homes Net NHQ Silver Award

A strong company culture that garners high customer and employee satisfaction contribute to Mercedes Homes’ receiving silver recognition for the National Housing Quality Award.

Products

In My Own Words: Engerman Companies

John Engerman talks about the products that Engerman Companies prefers to use in the homes they build.

Products

ProBuilder Product Report: New Products

Check out the latest products from MiTek, Moen, Woodfold and others

Indoor Air Quality

How Home Builders Can Boost Indoor Air Quality

Homebuyers want to breathe easy – that’s a given. Here, PATH outlines ways homebuilders can improve their product’s indoor air quality.

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The Rivendell Model at Towne Mill Offers Updated Mayberry Charm

Combine the quaint, neighborly charm of Mayberry, the mythical destination of Andy Griffith Show fame, with a modern home that’s modestly sized and customized. What do you get? A vision of what the creators of Towne Mill’s Rivendell model in

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features