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Custom Home Design

Tom Gillespie, vice president of housing for suburban Chicago builder Kennedy Homes, says “the real breakthroughs in hard costs will not come from quantity buying of materials as much as by simplifying the plans we build to reduce the number of parts w

Building Materials

Cabinet Trends

How does one stay up to date on trends in kitchen and bath design?

Sales

Home Buyer Stats

The data indicate that most home buying decisions are made within a relatively short time.

Management

Digital Alchemy

When I was a kid, I got upset that everyone got mail but me.

Management

Local Builders Play Unexpected Hole Card

If you’re a small builder who thinks your only recourse against the increasing purchasing power of large national builders is relationships with trade contractors, think again

New-Construction Projects

High Permit Fees in the Cross Hairs

For years now, new and higher impact fees have been the nemesis of home building associations in most places across the country.

Management

Housing, Like Politics, Is Local

It’s easy to focus on the national, the big picture. National is exciting

Management

Confront the Mediocre

Many builders cope with mediocre performers by creating less confrontational means of removing them.

Management

On My ... 1.06 Acres

Tim Hernandez, president of New Urban Communities in Delray Beach, Fla., has purchased many land parcels during his 18 years in home building.

Building Materials

Prevent Wallboard Callbacks

It’s not called drywall for nothing.

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