Professional Builder Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh tells his colleagues to prepare themselves for a drastically different model of home building once the economy recovers.
Successful home builders recognize the importance of customer loyalty in generating sales. Few, however, realize just how significant employee loyalty is in achieving those same goals. Paul Cardis of Avid Ratings relates this to customer satisfaction.
One of the consequences of low traffic and slow sales is the additional downtime most new-home sales professionals face. It's a perfect time to redefine the sales job description, says John Rymer of New Home Knowledge.
We spotlight the Best of 50+ Housing Awards gold winners, whose new ideas raise the bar of universal design. If you don’t plan, universal design can be boring and dowdy. But in the 50+ Housing Awards, it’s quite the opposite. This year’s program dr
City migration, preference for community could be harbingers for infill; Zillow survey finds consumers need Mortgage 101; six builders break ground in Canyon Falls, Texas
Meeting the solar mandate in California, silica standard enforcement, the release of a new construction standard in the U.S., and combating flood danger
Picking the right size HVAC system, new construction tax for housing voted on in Philadelphia, and Net Zero apartment building in Salt Lake City constructed at standard cost
Lack of energy efficiency stems from flawed modeling, states offer programs that minimize disaster damage, AAMA releases new document on aluminum fenestration
