Sixty-seven percent of home buyers anticipated the number of walk-through items they encountered.

Not long ago, I heard a speech by the president of a large building company at a building industry forum. I listened as he extolled the virtues of the company.

They have a big story to tell, and they tell it without benefit of a celebrity spokesperson, a big media presence or the lavish fund-raising events that enhance awareness of many charitable organizations.

During the energy crunch that began in the spring of 2001, consumers saw their monthly utility bills increase by leaps and bounds within months.

It’s hard to imagine a retiree with more influence on the direction of production home building management methods than Jack Robinson.

Each of the 2002 Professional Builder Achievement Award winners casts a wide net in the new residential construction industry.

Home building is a unique business. Consider the assets most other producers list on their balance sheets: physical facilities, manufacturing equipment, warehouses, etc. Now do the same exercise for most home builders.

Relentless focus on buyer behavior has been a 20-year devotion for New York-based consultant and author Paco Underhill. Like a naturalist observing the wild, Underhill and a staff of correspondents follow shoppers through stores and capture their movem..

As if cost-side pressure on margins was not high enough, builders this year face higher insurance premiums, exclusion or denial of coverages offered in their previous policies, and in some instances policy termination.