Though few home builders see the value in partnering with their customers, those who do have greater customer satisfaction scores and more referral business.
The new room of the house: merchandising and drafting floor plans for optimal layout placement of home offices.
The times have changed. It's no longer a seller's market; the buyer is now squarely in the driver's seat.
Building estate communities with floor plan designs that cater to the empty nesters and children.
We've watched a "perfect storm" brew in the Bush/Gore election fiasco and have seen it recently with Hurricane Katrina — two unusually big messes. But could the term soon apply to home building?
Wall Homes is penetrating the move-up market in the Lone-Star state by including brick, limestone, stone, stucco and dormers into its design mix.
What would you do tomorrow if the government arrested a third of your workforce today? Could you open the doors? Meet your contract obligations?
Builders of moderately priced homes can give buyers environmentally sound features for about the same price.
The Estridge Companies in mid-February unveiled a design studio and corporate headquarters in an unusual place — a mall — giving the company a new way to brand itself in the communities it serves. And if the concept works the way the firm'