What Does It Cost to Build a Single-Family Home?
A closer look at the itemized costs in each stage of construction for a single-family home
Lumber Leads Building Materials Prices Higher in March
Overall, the cost of building materials rose during March, with softwood lumber, gypsum products, and concrete all seeing price increases. Only steel mill materials saw price drops
AI in Home Building ... What Now? What Next?
Artificial intelligence is coming to home building. How can builders use AI in new-home construction? Start with this primer
Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation
Home builders can maximize efficiencies gained through simplification and standardization by automating both on-site and back-office operations
2024 National Housing Quality Awards for Operational Excellence
Camelot Homes earns Gold and Stone Martin Builders earns Bronze in the 2024 NHQA, the highest recognition of operational excellence for home builders
States Where Construction Wages Are Rising the Fastest
These states are home to the highest and fastest rising construction wages in the nation
Managing Risks in Home Building Operations
Builders face a range of risks in their business. Successfully managing them starts with leading by example
Business Management
12 Processes for Sustainable Profit
How to establish sound business systems that ensure a healthy bottom line
Local Builders at the Top of Their Markets
In an era of consolidation, here's how four regional builders are staying independent while maintaining a lead spot
Business Management
Listen Up Home Builders, It’s All About the Process
Significant savings can be found in being more efficient with trade labor, materials, and employees, but that isn’t how you find the real cost savings in production building. The route to the margin you seek is through process
New-Home Sales
Home Builders, Sharpen Your Options Strategy
Offering special features and upgrades gives you an edge with buyers, but competitive pricing, optimal margins, and streamlined packaging are essential
Main Street vs. Wall Street
The tale of a small builder’s quest to maintain his market share against the big guys
Housing Giants
Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders
There are at least two dollars of process waste for each dollar you find in product, and the larger the builder, the greater the waste
Business Management
Additional Margin: Find It, in These 6 Buckets
2015 will be the Year of Building Dangerously, unless ... you find additional margin. Here’s where to look for it
Business Management
10 Questions to Ruin Your 2015, Unless ...
If you think you’ll get significantly higher retail prices in 2015 for your homes, you’re kidding yourself—but there are some factors you can control
Opportunity Lost: Tough Love for Suppliers and Trades
There's much that builders can do to build better homes while eliminating waste, but suppliers and trades have a part to play in it
