PrintPrintEmailEmail

Professional Builder webcast: Value-engineered housing for today's buyer market

December 8, 2009

December 17, 2009
at 1 pm EST

Register Now

 Today’s buyers are more value conscious than any generation we have seen since the post-war era. But, unlike the war vets, these buyers won’t sacrifice the design features and amenities that they have come to expect in new housing. To remain competitive and profitable, home builders need to value engineer every step of the development process.

LEARN HOW TO:

  • Identify the true value of home designs and features. What are buyers willing pay for?
  • Optimize and value engineer to get the highest and best use for
    your buyer
  • Create smaller spaces that live big and show your buyers how
    to furnish them
  • Respond to the changing demographics in your marketplace
  • Make the most of your marketing dollars
  • Keep upgrades affordable while maximizing impact
  • Make standard options look superb

Expert panelists
           

Lolita A. Dirks
MIRM, CAASH, IIDA
CEO
Lita Dirks & Co., LLC
Greenwood Village, Colo.
           
                        

Victor Mirontschuk
AIA
Chairman/Principal
EDI Architecture, PC
New York
       
                      

Elise Platt
President
E.A.Platt & Co., Inc.
New York
          
                       
Moderator
            

David Barista
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Builder
                 

 

 
 

More like this

Comments on: "Professional Builder webcast: Value-engineered housing for today's buyer market"

RELATED ARTICLES

The feed vs. the hunt.
Read More
The underutilized and awesomely powerful spreadsheet

From what I gather in my dealings with builders and designers, our industry underutilizes spreadsheets.

Read More
Word is the market is coming back—are you?

Having been in this industry for more than 40 years, I know from personal experience that our industry has always recovered from previous recessions. I contend, however,...

Read More


 

See all videos

Search Our Buyer's Guide

Reference Library

Professional Remodeler's 2013 Market Leaders

Professional Remodeler’s annual Market Leaders list, which identifies the top...

Using the kitchen as a social space is just one of Professional Remodeler's Top
15 design trends for kitchens & baths

With demand for custom design, remodeling, and renovations at its highest level since 2005, ...

A 78-inch long, 36-inch high island outfitted with granite countertop and built-
Project Spotlight: Kitchen countered

Normandy Remodeling converts confined kitchen into sprawling galley.

5 bathroom design trends for 2013

Each year, the National Kitchen and Bath Association surveys its members to identify the latest...

6 kitchen design trends for 2013

Each year, the National Kitchen and Bath Association surveys its members to identify the latest...

More >