Business Management Main Street vs. Wall Street The tale of a small builder’s quest to maintain his market share against the big guys
Housing Giants The Consolidation Convergence A confluence of factors will swell the ranks of buyers and sellers and fuel even more merger and acquisition activity among home builders for the next couple of years
Housing Giants Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders There are at least two dollars of process waste for each dollar you find in product, and the larger the builder, the greater the waste
The Lean Builder Higher Growth/Lower Margins ... 'It's Happening' One of my “guilty pleasures” – you know, things that you should be embarrassed to admit you love – is the John Travolta movie, The...
Business Management Additional Margin: Find It, in These 6 Buckets 2015 will be the Year of Building Dangerously, unless ... you find additional margin. Here’s where to look for it
Business Management 10 Questions to Ruin Your 2015, Unless ... If you think you’ll get significantly higher retail prices in 2015 for your homes, you’re kidding yourself—but there are some factors you can control
Business Management Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies names Jeffrey T. Mezger as the new Chair of its Policy Advisory Board Jeffrey T. Mezger named Chair of the Policy Advisory Board at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies
Business Management Opportunity Lost: Tough Love for Suppliers and Trades There's much that builders can do to build better homes while eliminating waste, but suppliers and trades have a part to play in it
Business Management Lennar’s Results Tell us 5 Things About the New-Home Market The fiscal fourth quarter results of Lennar Corp. contains good news for homebuyers, not so good for investors.
Business Management Marketing Strategies in Today's Climate Mark Richardson on how remodelers need to change their marketing in today's remodeling market ...
