The regulatory process is killer. Computer software, the Internet and wireless technology can help streamline the amount of hoops builders must jump through.
Powerful forces are aligning to make urban infill housing not only a profitable niche market but one where builders and local governments are natural partners rather than adversaries.
Jan Mitchell documents how four empty condominiums became fully merchandised models in three days.
Custom builders, regional builders and remodelers may want to consider ServiceMagic.com as a new resource for driving leads to their businesses.
The HBA of Northern California has come up with a great TV ad campaign to encourage homeowners to call their builder, not a lawyer, if they have a problem with their home.
In an effort to step up its branding efforts, Diamond Built Homes LLC, in central Oregon, with the help of Ad-Web Commutations, has created what is believed to be the first talking billboard in the state.
Affordable infill housing in any city presents a political challenge before the economics can even be addressed.
There is a better way to select salespeople and sales managers than the traditional interview
No one in America knows more than Perry Bigelow, chairman of Aurora, Ill.-based Bigelow Homes, about the challenges suburban home builders face trying to use their production building know-how to help inner-city neighborhoods meet the need for affordab..
Site plans are as important as home plans in rural settings where communing with nature is as important as community.
