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Custom Home Design

Enterprising Designs

Front Street has traditional single-family housing, with no resemblance to live/work urban lofts that put the business below and living quarters above. Ralph Spargo says Standard Pacific and Bassenian/Lagoni Architects aimed for house plus office, not ..

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Balancing Act

For any builder who has passed over a beautiful piece of ground because of the terrain, Rob Cole has a solution.

Human Resources

8 HR Tips for Builders of Any Size

All home builders, regardless of company size, can and should implement the following HR best practices

Human Resources

101 Best Companies to Work For

The list of the 101 Best Companies to Work For 2003

Sales

Psychographics 101

Own the market by understanding these five value-based groupings of home buyers.

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Customer Service Standard Setters

Profitable insights from this year's winners - including what makes them so good

Awards

Builder- Broker Partnership

A longstanding, profitable partnership with a real estate firm helps solidify Barone’s reputation as the customer satisfaction leader in the Rochester, N.Y., area and now, nationally.

Sales

Urban Chic Sells in St. Louis

Conrad Properties’ success with an urban-chic product in the urban-suburban location suggests huge pent-up demand for that type of product in a number of mature markets.

New-Construction Projects

Street Connectivity Required

Local officials are counting streets and intersections to gauge whether the index of street connectivity satisfies local requirements.

Indoor Air Quality

Controlling Indoor Air Quality

Improvements in construction and energy-efficient designs have resulted in today’s “tighter” buildings, which often require dedicated ventilation systems.

Cooking on the stove affects indoor air quality in the home

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