Breaking news on the movement of people in the housing industry, and events that shape its future.

Henry Cisneros, former HUD secretary, outlines the housing affordability issue and why tackling workforce housing is a golden opportunity for home builders.

Revolutionary companies are taking advantage of slow markets when buying products and managing building site operations

Breaking news on the movement of people and events that shape the housing industry. In this Moves: Henry Cisneros leaves the board of Countrywide Financial and Houston master-planned community Bridgeland expands.

Experts say — and data show — homebuilders will need the help of mortgage lenders, the federal government, materials manufacturers and others to make the most of a gloomy 2008.

The market for green homes is expected to reach $20 billion in the next five years, according to a recent NAHB study. But what does green mean to a production builder? Michael Dickens of BuildIQ will share insights from sister company IBACOS on the true

Housing Giants columnist John Burns explains the necessary demand, supply and affordability conditions that must occur for the Washington, D.C., housing market to see significant improvement.

Ashton Woods Homes' CEO Tom Krobot never embraced the flamboyant styles of management that pushed some home builders to dizzying rates of growth in the go-go 2000s. But his conservative approach — especially staying within three years of the m

Here's an exercise for your next sales meeting: Ask everyone to take out a piece of paper they can use to write a sentence. Have them jot down the reason you pay them a commission; in other words "What do we pay you to do?"