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We've recently made changes to our Web site that make it easier for you to easily find the information you need for your home building business.
Plan to Vacation, Stay to Live
When complete, Bayside will offer 1,640 units of single-family homes, townhomes, duplexes and condominiums. The Delmarva Peninsula location appeals to mid-Atlantic residents who will retire but don't want to move to Florida because of the distance it would put between them and family and friends.
Mail Call!
Professional Builder Columnist Scott Sedam creates a scenario illustrating how builders, contractors and trades can work together to cut costs without severing relationships.
Customizing for Customer Satisfaction
You're looking at the 3,315 square-foot Gunnison, Wilshire Homes' new model home at Belterra, a 1,400-home master planned community in Austin, Texas. If you like it and want to buy one just like it, that's fine. But the big story here is that if you want to change something about it — anything — you can.
NRS 2006 Customer Satsifaction Award Winners
NRS reports its annual Customer Satisfaction Awards. The 2006 NRS Awards presented by Professional Builder recognizes builders based on the results of surveys completed by home buyers across North America.
Check Your Energy Code Know-How Online
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched Rescheck 101, a self-paced online training course for its Rescheck software. The software allows builders to check the basic compliance codes with the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
Best in Class Winners Give Builders What They Need
We sent top builders a survey that asked them to rate the qualities that draw them in and keep them with a manufacturer and their products. Here's how they responded.
Ray Tonjes Builder Inc. Materials of Choice
Ray Tonjes, president of Ray Tonjes Builder Inc., Austin, Tx., tells readers about a few of the materials they prefer to use in their projects.
Navigating Home Sale Contingencies
It has been more than seven years since we last had a buyers market for resale homes, so it is not surprising that many new-home sales professionals have become anxious when dealing with customers who have their own home to sell before a deal.
Home Technology Products
Featured in this article are products from Ditek, On-Q, Open House, Escient, Lutron, Exceptional Innovation, B&K Components and LiteTouch
