New residential design concepts challenge old rules relating to suburban zoning, construction methods, and neighborhood planning.
Good looks still matter in annual design competition, but the winning homes are also contextual, affordable, and energy-efficient.
Joint Center for Housing Studies says recovery will depend on how quickly the job market rebounds.
Whether your budget is large or small, a memorable front door can provide lots of bang for your buck.
But uncertainties such as rising mortgage rates and impending foreclosures leave a strong recovery in 2010 in doubt.
Boyce Thompson: Boyce On Building
Boyce Thompson is editorial director of the BUILDER group of magazines published by Hanley Wood. Drawing on his years of experience covering home building, architecture, and retailing, Boyce tackles diverse and far-ranging industry topics in his twice-weekly blog.
Going into 2010, most housing economists doubtless figured that conditions couldn't get much worse. It looked like the housing industry hit bottom in January 2009 and, thanks to the federal stimulus, rose at about a 20% rate from its nadir. Thinking that conditions would continue to improve in 2010, housing forecasts called for a minimum 20% growth, with some of the most bullish among them predicting 50% growth. Now it looks like using that 20% run rate as a benchmark wasn't a safe assumption.
George Casey: By George!
George E. Casey, Jr. is the President of Stockbridge Associates, LLC, a consultancy specializing in strategy, operations, financial improvement, and the implementation of change for large scale real estate assets and building companies. He has over 35 years experience in the industry as an executive, consultant, and board member.
June, to me, always meant the end of the school year. You took final exams and tried to prove to the teacher or professor what you had learned from your coursework. Before the summer starts in earnest, I thought that it would be a good idea to write down 10 things I think I have learned from this prolonged real estate downturn. It is kind of like my own final exam.
Mollie Elkman: Modern Marketing
Mollie is Vice President of Group Two Real Estate Marketing and Advertising, one of the largest homebuilder marketing and advertising agencies in the United States. Mollie¹s blog focuses on initiating thought provoking conversations within the building industry. She focuses on new and controversial trends in the increasingly Internet savvy world we live in.
Reality TV has become a very common "guilty pleasure" for people around the Country. Builders can use the same concept of viral videos to showcase product online and on your websites. Whether your video approach is "meet the builder, a tour of a new model, or customer testimonials...posting videos online just got a lot easier.
Ted Cushman: The Ten-Penny News
Ted Cushman covers the home building industry as a freelance writer from his base in the hills of Western Massachusetts. His blog promises insightful, accurate, and practical coverage of home building techniques, building science, and housing economics.
Well, actually, this tip is not from a homeless guy. It's from a marketing guy named Brian. But Brian demonstrated his technique with help from a homeless guy named Keith, and it's pretty instructive. I'm no marketing genius. But that's good in this case, because this seems to be a basic, simple, beginner's-level lesson, and yet it's one that many businesses nevertheless ignore. In marketingspeak, the lesson is "Always Split Test." But as you'll see if you read the post, there are some fine points involving bribes and whatnot.
Chuck Shinn: Rx from the Profit Doctor
Charles C. Shinn, Jr., PhD, often referred to as the Profit Doctor, is the founder of the Shinn Group of Cos., The Lee Evans Group, and Builder Partnerships. His constant focus is to help builders and manufacturers to improve the performance of their companies, enhance relationships, and ultimately maximize their total profits.
Since the expiration of the tax credit, sales in some areas came to a grinding halt. It got really quiet out there for a while, which was very disheartening. Now, however, we are hearing that some builders are seeing some increases in traffic. The time has never been better for buyers to purchase a new home. Because of these conditions, there are serious buyers out there. How do you get these buyers to purchase one of your homes?
A Home for the New Economy will be like nothing you've ever experienced. A depth of smart, efficient, and economical building concepts and...
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What's Your Next Big Idea? How some companies marshal their forces to reinvent their businesses and their product: Green products and design: Smart technology for new homes and more.
6 thought-provoking webinars presented by well-known experts. Topics include: energy-efficiency, marketing using social media, small house...
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Three leading designers whip up a recipe for winning kitchens in the new economy.
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New roofing products could increase the viability of solar energy.
Thin is in, sustainability is the buzzword, and innovation rules the day.
Which housing markets are the best bets to recover first? We present our annual list of the 20 healthiest housing markets in the country.
Was your market one of the top 20 healthiest markets in the country? How about the next 20? Markets 21 through 40 will still outperform most large housing markets in 2010.
BUILDER ranks the top 100 home building markets by key metrics.
You don't need a big budget to win style points. Want proof? See the pictures.
These top-selling house plans speak volumes to current home buyer dreams.
South Carolina builder captures green buyers by spending just $1,000 more per house.
When you have good tools at your disposal, you can build homes better, faster, and easier. Toolbelt provides high-quality information designed to teach you about the homebuilding industry's top warranty issues and their causes and solutions.
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