Old school: Leave a box of leaflets outside for interested buyers who drive by when your models or spec homes are closed. New school: Broadcast messages to car radios.

Milestone is strictly a development firm, and the lots for the 40 'stacked' townhomes, if secured, will be sold to one of two home building Giants that are regular customers.

Left to their own devices, many first-time buyers overlook the necessity to secure homeowner's insurance before closing.

The first minutes with a client set a pattern for the relationship that follows. Unrealistic expectations at the outset lead to customer dissatisfaction down the road.

Five builder-developers demonstrate a few of the many ways cash-free and cash-lean deals get done.

The goal of the PATH/FEMA Mercedes project is not only to demonstrate mitigation technologies, but also to help create an incentive for their adoption through reduced homeowners insurance premiums.

One of the biggest impediments to doing a deal for brownfield land revolves around future liabilities and who retains that risk.

What builders need to know to shed better light on the homes they build.

How have we reached this state of affairs in which the vast majority of builders believe they stand out from the crowd far and above what the facts support?