Every now and then, I run into a private builder with an interest in going public who asks my opinion on the state of the market, and whether the window for an initial public offering may be opening.

The common denominator is good management, not whether the company is big or small, public or private.

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At the builder show in Orlando I got the sense that builders were nervous about the market and where it was headed.

It's been more than 13 years since the housing industry faced this kind of uncertainty.

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