PB March 2003

Nothing spoils the look of a vintage kitchen like the gleam of a dishwasher or refrigerator - or even the monotony of continuous stock cabinets.

A year ago, the hysteria surrounding several high-profile court judgments had many lawyers chortling that mold in homes soon would turn into the mother lode of construction defect litigation—the new asbestos

Houston-based sales management guru Tom Richey provides five keys to getting new hires off to a fast start

The new LifeStyle Ironing Center allows builders to sell convenience, offering customers practical and inexpensive solutions to their needs.

With the results of their National Older Adult Housing Survey 2002, the NAHB Research Center and Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies pinpoint the community features, products and design techniques that facilitate aging in place.

Nehemiah Corp. of California is working with builders to bring homeownership opportunities to more people by offering down-payment assistance.

So breathtaking in scope is a draft growth plan for the western half of Riverside County, Calif., that some environmental activists previously opposed to any growth are working with builders and local officials to hammer out a deal.

It might not take a rocket scientist to build great homes, but that doesn't stop Atlanta-area builder Amy Rowe.

Community relations have never been more important for builders and developers, particularly on infill locations where neighbors are close to the job site.

Housing history was made at the NAHB's recent International Builders' Show when the country's three regional model building code organizations merged into a single entity, the International Code Council, in an official signing ceremony.