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Management

Affordable Solutions to Inner-City Housing Woes

Engaging examples of manufactured homes have popped up on previously abandoned sites in five urban communities thanks to a forward-thinking programmed called the Urban Design Demonstration Design Program, sponsored by the Manufactured Housing Institute..

Business Management

The 20 Elements of ISO 9000

The standards of ISO 9000 detail 20 requirements for an organization's quality management system in these areas: Management...

Management

E-Dreams for the New Millennium

While leading a discussion group during an industry executives' meeting just over two years ago, I overhead the president of a national homebuilder proclaim authoritatively: 'This Internet stuff is never going to materially affect our business.'

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Study Says Growth Control a Recipe for Unaffordable Housing

A new study by the Reason Public Policy Institute points to growth control policies--specific urban growth boundaries--as having a detrimental impact on housing supply and affordability.

Management

Information-Based Web Portal for Builders

The Internet is now zoned for housing.

Management

Del Webb Supers Get Connected

Del Webb Corp., Phoenix, has introduced a computer system for field superintendents which is expected to save the company $60,000 per year in Las Vegas alone.

Management

Get Bored

This Year, let's get tired of talking about the labor crisis.

Custom Home Design

Upscale Finish at an Affordable Price

Integrally colored finished used to be found only in hotels, museums, upscale restaurants or luxury homes, but the warm texture and color has become so popular that more interior designers and architects are specifying such finishes in mid-range homes...

Management

Housing Slowing to a High Plateau

When will the good times end?

Management

Delcor's Quality Journey

Phil McCafferty, president of Delcor Homes, New Hudson, Mich., is living in the future more ways than one.

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