Is it a sign of the apocalypse when people spend $525,000 to buy an 8-year-old house just to get the lot? How about when they tear down the 'old' house and spend $1.6 million to build a new one on the lot? This happens regularly in Sarasota, Fla.

Pulte Homes announced it has entered a 'strategic business relationship' with Pratte Development Co., one of the nation’s largest wood framing and concrete foundation companies and a dominant player in those contracting businesses in Arizona and Nevada

According to quality experts Dr. Stanley Marash, Paul Berman and Michael Flynn, fusion management takes the aspects that really work from each of the hot methods of the past 30 years.

Nothing exceeds the value of relationships that are based on shared trust, clear communication, performance excellence and a focus on making great things happen through mutual efforts.

Interior designer Lynne Forde Breyer talks about design trends, working with builders and why she never turns down a referral.

If everyone in each organization in the entire residential construction industry strives to produce quality products, plans and homes, what prevents it from occurring in every home on each job site every day?

A recent survey of the paper and building materials industries shows that improving supply chain efficiency can save big bucks.

More money bleeds away during the startup process than anywhere else in home building. Certainly more than during the construction process itself.

People tend to replicate their past behavior, so understanding what they did in the past provides an accurate barometer of what they will do in the future.