PB October 2003

Improve profitability by looking at direct construction costs before tackling operating expenses.

The Census Bureau's recently released American Community Survey makes us wonder if home builders are ready for recent immigration's impact on local housing markets.

Many Hispanics in the Orlando, Fla., area thought homeownership was beyond their reach, before KB Home began sponsoring monthly home buying seminars.

Production builders have dealt with storm-water runoff erosion controls for more than a decade. Now, regulations that went into effect last spring are snaring even custom builders on sites as small as 1 acre.

Two Florida firms might be a harbinger of things to come in many housing markets as national builders continue to expand.

The good news of the past few years for builders is that many have accumulated significant sums of money. The bad news? What to do with it.

The Reed Residential Group and Reed Research Group annually conduct an extensive study of all builders, remodelers and architectural firms nominated as one of the best companies to work for in the residential construction industry.

The list of the 50 Best Builders to work for

Live/work design comes to suburbia.

Home building's best jump ahead of the talent curve as our industry plays catch-up with others.