Hamlet Homes' Mike Brodsky on Finding Successors and Letting Go
A transition that involved a national executive search, an employee buyout, and Builder 20 group mentorship to save the deal
Communication Remains Key For New Wave Of Construction Professionals
New technology has changed the nature of the construction industry, making it easier to design and…
Building Momentum in 2017
Predictions and strategy from a big builder
For Great Customer Service, Company Culture Needs to Thrive
Industry veterans share advice on the strong relationship between a consistent climate of excellence and a great buyer experience
Get it Right, a UK Construction Quality Effort
Construction errors cost the UK industry billions every single year. The annual spend due to error…
Scopes of Work and Checklists downloads
Scopes of Work are a key tool in ensuring Quality Management in a building company. Here are a…
Senate bill would encourage more residential construction lending
The Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013 would discourage lenders from calling construction loans whose payments are current and establish regulatory guidelines to allow the banking industry to restore lending for viable home building projects.
PulteGroup to relocate corporate offices to Atlanta in 2014
PulteGroup, Inc., has announced it will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta in 2014 from its current location in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Why you should embrace the Hispanic conflict
Shawn Coyne is a writing partner to Steven Pressfield. Mr. Pressfield wrote…
Leadership by the numbers: What’s yours?
Leadership is a numbers game.
The equation revolves around how many people you can positively impact on a…
Building middle ground
In looking ahead to 2013, we asked builders who placed in the middle of the pack in our survey about the lessons they learned from the downturn, and how they are applying that information to future opportunities.
The search for the magic model
For this issue Pat O’Toole, our venerable publisher, asked me to write about the best business models among those home builders in what is often termed the second tier of the industry, or those companies ranked in the top 25 to 100.
The feed vs. the hunt
My son is 6 years-old.
It’s a fun age.
Witnessing your progeny develop original thoughts on shared topics is…
The underutilized and awesomely powerful spreadsheet
From what I gather in my dealings with builders and designers, our industry underutilizes spreadsheets.
Contractors call for state training programs to make up for shortfall of skilled construction workers
Rising demand for residential construction is starting to outpace the number of workers available to do the work, some home builders say.
Rosetta Stone, relevance, and retention
Living in a small sliver of the language pie Rosetta Stone enlarged, we owe a debt of gratitude to the public company. Rosetta has been…
