Some builders anticipate growth and prepare; others hope for it and when it comes are crushed under the weight of increased volume. With proper planning, a builder can implement scaleable operations and grow in a disciplined and controlled manner to make
Falling new-home sales kept permits and starts near the low point for this building cycle despite better home-buying conditions.
Money drives nearly every decision in home construction, including location, design, labor and materials. Money is also a reason builders should consider geothermal heat pumps
Tuscan-inspired Armandwilde, a new gated community of in Clear Lake City, Texas, caters its three-story townhomes to Houston’s burgeoning market of active empty-nester buyers who want less space and maintenance but crave custom comforts.
Contributing Editor Ann Matesi examines what makes LivingHomes’ prefabricated home in upscale Santa Monica, Calif., a model for green building with modular homes.
The housing downturn that engulfed the largest builders in 2006 left others, especially in Texas and North Carolina, relatively untouched. As a result, Professional Builder's 2007 Giant 400 rankings are remarkably scrambled from those of a year ago.
Texas builders are climbing the Giant 400 rankings, especially when they don't venture too far outside their home state.
Fast-growing, innovative companies can be found even in markets that really suck.
Builders in last year's Giant 400 hit profit benchmarks that may last.
Sign of a slump: Giants now selling more undeveloped land than serviced lots.
