Housing Policy: Construction Trade and Service Jobs by the Numbers
Trade-specific occupations represent 64 percent of all jobs in the residential construction industry, and carpenters represent almost half of those construction jobs.
Exclusive Research + Data
Buyer Budgets and House Sizes [Research]
Builders share their take on costs, prices, the size of the houses they’re building, and their buyers’ budgets and preferences
Leadership
Executive Corner: Developing Young Workers
Charter Homes & Neighborhoods' Rob Bowman shares his thoughts on the next generation of home builders
Leadership
Mentoring: The art and science of grooming the next generation
Proven techniques for developing the next generation of leaders within your home-building company
House Review
Home Design: 5 Luxury Homes
The House Review design team presents five luxury layouts with smart and practical features
Business Management
An Antidote to the Trade Shortage Epidemic
You don’t have to be at the mercy of trade shortages. Streamlining your scheduling and operations—and paying quickly—can move you to the front of the line
House Styles
Home Design: This New Old House
A certain segment of the home-buying population is drawn to new homes that evoke traditional architectural styles while offering the open floor plans and amenities that cater to a modern lifestyle
Forty Under 40
2014 Professional Builder 40 Under 40 Awards
A chicken-and-goat farmer, a former children’s clothing model, a major in the National Guard, and a one-time Chicago Cubs draft pick are among this year’s young superstars of home building named as 40 Under 40 winners by the editors of Professional Builder.
Sales + Marketing Best Practices
The Hawthorne Effect and Your Sales Management Possibilities
Continually resetting expectations for your sales team can turn a short-term gain into long-term sales performance
Jeld-Wen Architectural Fiberglass Door
For all of its fiberglass doors, Jeld-Wen now incorporates Neopor, an exclusive technology from BASF that has advantages over the industry-standard urethane core.