In our 70-year history series of articles, we've identified the major movements, report on what's happened in housing over the last 70 years, examin how PB reported on the industry, and recognized the events that have shaped where we are today.

Aggressive Atlanta-based builder Keith McSwain knows how to coax Southerners into buying houses. With more than 2,200 sales in six cities last year, his McCar Homes is showing the world how to grow a private home builder fast — organically.

Gen. William Lyon, the 83-year-old patriarch of the California housing industry, talks about the differences between having a public and private company and explains why he decided to bring William Lyon Homes back into the private realm.

Boomer builders who may be planning a retirement by selling their home building businesses currently face a market that's sabotaging the value of their building companies. Here are five steps they can take to position themselves when the market

Excellent performance is the result of an excellent process. Take a look at great sports teams. They are hailed for executing the basics at levels higher than the competition, and the best teams always seek ways to get better. They also have leaders who

Professional Builder has chosen Shea Homes as the Builder of the Year for 2007. Once you walk through Shea's doors, you feel like you're home with friends. A large, private company, Shea builds more than 6,000 homes a year in eight divisions

What makes a great company? We answer the question with an example in this month's issue. The Professional Builder 2007 Builder of the Year is Shea Homes, and it exhibits all the characteristics of what makes a great company. While many believe those

Shea's eight divisions spread across several states. While product design varies from state to state and community to community, the merging of art with sound building science remains a constant.

You can take the road less traveled in home building that will show you how to maintain your profits without destroying the margins of your suppliers and trades and trashing the relationships that took years to build.