Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year
Delaware-based Schell Brothers, our 2023 Builder of the Year, brings a refreshing approach to delivering homes and measuring success with an overriding mission of happiness
The Pulse of Schell Brothers: the Software at the Heart of the Home Builder's Business
Schell's Heartbeat software platform holds the key to improving the homebuying experience for the home builder's customers and helping the business run smoothly
Coffee-Worthy: Schell Brothers' Personal Connection With Customers
How Schell Brothers, Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year, connects on a personal level with homebuyers
Schell Brothers' Unique Approach to Brand-Building
The home builder understands the difference between marketing and branding and leans heavily into the latter
Schell Brothers' Approach to Finding Happiness
Who says a home building business can't provide the opportunity to find and practice happiness?
Van Metre, Our 2022 Builder of the Year, Is Wired for Change
A deeply ingrained entrepreneurial spirit keeps Van Metre ahead of the curve and in control of its future
Opinion
A Salute to Thrive Home Builders
Pro Builder's 2017 Builder of the Year is always learning, always changing, and always testing the limits of what's possible
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Announcing the 2017 Builder of the Year: Thrive Home Builders
In a fiercely competitive market, Thrive Home Builders is a successful local. Ceaseless innovation has established it as a nationally recognized pioneer
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2016 Builder of the Year: LGI
Masters of a challenging niche, LGI turns renters into owners by building homes within reach for entry-level buyers
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2015 Builder of the Year: Neal Communities
The Great Recession offered some hard lessons for Neal Communities—and a chance to do better than ever before
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2014 Builder of the Year: Goodall Homes
Goodall Homes did more than make counterintuitive decisions during the downturn; the builder became an open book to its staff.
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2013 Builder of the Year: David Weekley Homes
A strong culture and a tight team-alignment around “doing the right thing” has been the glue that enables David Weekley Homes to consistently demonstrate being a private home builder and being a large builder with a national reach are not mutually exclusive.
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2012 Builder of the Year: Toll Brothers
Arguably better than any of the Giant builders, Toll Brothers built a business that was ready to absorb and pivot from the historic downturn to a new market.
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2011 Builder of the Year: The Rise of DSLD Homes
With one successful home-building venture under his belt, Saun Sullivan launched a new firm into the teeth of the great recession. This year the company will deliver more than 700 homes
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Jagoe Homes Named Pro Builder's Builder of the Year
Armed with years of management improvements and a recession-busting attitude, Pro Builder’s Builder of the Year kept its focus on a diversified and value-rich product offering to emerge as one of the best-run builders in the business
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The Energetic Discipline Behind Pro Builder's Builder of the Year
Ideal Homes, our 2010 Builder of the Year, offers lessons in energy efficiency, finances, and quality control
