Until three years ago, ICI Homes division president Don Wilford was plain city folk with a long-held dream of trying life as a cowboy.
Everyone loves the story of David and Goliath, save perhaps the likes of Donald Rumsfeld, George Steinbrenner, Shaquille O'Neal or last season's Miami Hurricanes football team
Run down the list of Strivers, firms that rank from No. 276 to No. 400 in housing revenue, and it's obvious these companies have more in common with the fragmented mainstream of the American housing industry than with the multimarket Masters of the Uni..
The new home sector has shown extraordinary strength as the national economy has meandered through the past three years.
Who's No.1 in housing revenue matters to the public homebuilders at the top of PB's rankings, mostly because it's a measure of their own choosing.
Apparently residents as well as visitors drink a lot of wine in Las Vegas.
Laura Ziff, president of Associated Asset Management, a Phoenix-based real estate management firm whose clients include Richmond American, D.R. Horton and Pulte, advises a beefed-up approach to homeowners associations with general tips
Housing's GIANTS are different. Different from last year. Different from the rank and file of small builders that still produce most of America's housing.
It has been promised for a long time: affordable, easy-to-use technology that lets homeowners use the Internet to take care of their homes.
The dizzy pace of growth among the public home builders atop PB's GIANTS rankings affects every builder within reach of their competitive grasp.
