May 2019

Pro Builder's 2019 Housing Giants report looks at the trending topics of mergers and acquisitions, emerging signs of an industry slowdown, diversification for midsize builders, and builders' quest for solutions to beat labor shor

I have about as much in common with someone born in 1946 as I do an upper-age Millennial born in 1981

Last year was a high-water mark for mergers and acquisitions among home builders, but experts say that and other factors indicate an industry on the cusp of a slowdown

Solutions combining two or more phases of the construction process to achieve greater productivity and performance are poised to upset the status quo

Diversification helps midsize production builders compete with their bigger brethren

Most builders and component suppliers do a marginal job of calculating true, fully loaded, total cost when comparing various methods. It’s time to remedy that

Land, labor, and material costs are chipping away at home building's already thin margins

Tips and advice from industry gurus for weathering the next recession

These clever plans make living areas seem larger than they first appear