In its report 'Waters and Wetlands,' the General Accounting Office found that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have regulated U.S. waters and wetlands irresponsibly.

With home sales booming and recent price increases in petro-leum products and building materials, the stage is set for the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates, which could put a damper on housing demand.

A strong candidate provides fact-based answers and examples. If you don't fully understand what a candidate has done in the past, how can you predict his or her success in your company?

Soaring land prices the past several years have spurred more builders to enter raw land acquisition and development for the first time. Be careful.

Groping, according to that master wordsmith Webster, means to feel about blindly or uncertainly; to feel one's way. Few CEOs, and certainly none at the helm of home building production machines, accept this problem-solving mode from their managers. Muc..

With NAHB economist Michael Carliner forecasting an annual net inflow of up to 1.7 million immigrants during the next decade, builders should keep an eye on anything that imperils those newcomers' ability to buy houses.

I have seen a few companies define what they believe with statements under headings such as 'we believe' or 'basic beliefs.' Somehow, a statement of beliefs seems stronger than a mission statement.

Schedule the employee’s first week in detail. A first-week work schedule establishes expectations while allowing the new hire to assimilate into the company.

Peter Katz, a New Urbanism forefather, talks about the move from consultant to practitioner and about lessons learned.