PB January 2003

During the 15 months representing the height of the current home building boom, 1.9 million U.S. housing units were added, mostly in the South and West.

I know the kindness, generosity and caring spirit of this industry and the willingness of its people to take action. I have experienced it firsthand.

During the mid-1990s, when job growth in Atlanta ran at a 100,000 annual clip, the supply of single-family lots in the 15-county region flowed like water.

All businesses have 80 principal organizational competencies that should be reviewed as to strength or weakness.

Builders, product manufacturers and service providers all estimate home sales volume and home price appreciation when preparing business plans each year.

New York City stops at the Hudson River, but its urbanized land pattern straddles the water and radiates across northern New Jersey, enveloping cities such as Newark and Paterson as well as once-small villages such as Paramus and Montclair.

Two years ago, Jacksonville, Fla., home builder Bryan Lendry of Brylen Homes was not much of a race car fan, let alone a race car driver.

Choosing a retirement plan for a company starts with an understanding of the company's corporate structure.

The greater Raleigh-Durham and Chapel Hill, N.C., area has several attributes that builders like to see.

Passive heating takes advantage of sunlight as a natural energy source.