Ideal Homes: 2006 NHQ Gold Award Winner
Ideal Homes, Oklahoma's largest home builder, "does it right," with a strong company culture that values its employees
Best practices: Veridian Homes
1) HomeTracker – innovative customer relations software program that tracks all customer communication, including the home orientation, 30-Day visit and 11-month visit, all in an effort to ensure excellent service. 2) Home Towne – Veridian's custom-built lead management system which has been integrated with other applications to facilitate extensive reporting, lot man...
Economic Outlook: Investors' Retreat Clouds Housing's Future
The home sales slump had to happen eventually. Nervous builders across the country are asking: How long will this slowdown last? How bad will it get? The answer depends on the characteristics of your local market.
KB Home Nevada
KB Home is the first Giant to work with the NAHB Research Center to implement the National Quality Certification Program on a national level, after successfully implementing the pilot program in Las Vegas as the prototype for the company's nationwide rollout. The program requires all subcontractors to become certified via a thorough educational NAHB program.
In My Own Words: David Weekly Homes
Materials include James Hardie fiber cement siding; Moen kitchen bridge faucet; Elk Prestique laminate shingles; Trane variable speed air conditioning unit; and Boise Build-Rite services.
To Repair or not to Repair?
The NAHB is spearheading a national campaign to pass and or enhance existing Notice of Opportunity to Repair (NOR) laws in every state. NOR laws are aimed at giving builders the opportunity to repair or resolve legitimate home owner construction issues without going to court.
Professional Builder Giant 400: Topping Out? Or Just a Pause?
Professional Builder's 39th Annual Report of Housing's Giants is, as always, a snapshot showing where the largest production builders stand at the end of the previous year. Four months into 2006, we have the perspective to now see 2005 as a bellwether year for housing's big boys by any measure.
Best practices: Veridian Homes
Employee Feedback and Training ProgramsVeridian believes employee development is the heart of a respected company. The Madison, Wisc.-based builder is one of the few in the industry that conducts in-depth weekly one-to-one meetings with associates. The meetings cover a review of accomplishments, frustrations, issues or obstacle resolution, setting of new goals, review of goals an...
