Just over one year after opening for sales, BelleFair at Rye Brook, N.Y. is opening six new models--and the project is already over 80% sold.

Small and midsize builders are often at a disadvantage in competition with the high-powered national cmpanies invading their markets with increasing frequency.

Many home builders, perhaps most, run their companies the way George S. Patton ran the Third Army, great at giving orders and getting things done, not so gret at mentioning the emerging leaders a growing organization needs.

When M/I Schottenstein Homes president Bill Schottenstein decided to launch an al-out assault on the price creep that keeps potential first-time home buyers in rental apartments, his first target was land cost.

When David Weekley Homes won the NHQ Award in 1993, the Houston-based firm set benchmarks for gathering data to measure the strength of customer relationships.

Robinson Development inc. of roselle, Ill. Has found a new marketing twist for the Internet, and buyer response has been extremely positive.

There are many routes to success in the home building industry.

The Portland city government's official position is their new base zone design standards are a response to past construction standards that have negatively impacted the livability and safety of surrounding neighborhoods.

No company ever worked harder to achieve an NHQ Award than Melbourne, Fla.-based Mercedes Homes.