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New-Home Sales
Winning Strategies for Selling New-Construction Homes
Recent market conditions have taught home builders some valuable sales lessons and have also forced builders to take a hard look at how they're engaging homebuyers in order to meet rising expectations
Opinion
Work at What You Love
Home builders who are truly passionate about providing safe, quality, comfortable homes in their community will power through these challenging times and find satisfaction in both the effort and the results
Customer Satisfaction
Strive for Perfection
Even an attempt at perfection is difficult, but if you set perfection as your company's goal and everyone involved strives for it, you'll be winning against the competition, regardless
Resilient Construction
The Wrongs of Make It Right in New Orleans' Affordable Housing
The legacy of the Make It Right Foundation's failed efforts to restore and revive underserved neighborhoods in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward goes well beyond leaky roofs and toxic mold
Business Management
David Drees: Best Practices for Managing a Private Home Building Operation
Recognized as one of the nation’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, Kentucky-based Drees Homes offers a management model for other privately held home builders to follow
Business Management
The Pain of Ignoring Change—Consequences for Your Business
It can be tempting for construction pros to continue doing things as they’ve always done them, but that approach can lead to some serious drawbacks—not to mention costs
Jobsite Safety
Jobsite Safety ... Last?
Jobsite safety should be job one, but its status as a top priority seems to be slipping in deference to labor shortages and production demands, putting workers (and home builders) at increased risk
Building Technology
Construction Innovation: Framers Fitted for Tech
When it comes to high-tech construction, framers are fitted for tech. The construction industry should embrace that
Opinion
Housing's New Now
There is no "new normal," only now. Use this time after the height of the pandemic and its upheaval to set the stage for sustainable success for your business