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Volunteering for Publicity
on October 31,1999 in Feature

Volunteering is good for Alan Derrick's business and his conscience.

Supplier News
on October 31,1999 in Feature
W.R. Meadows, Inc. announces the availability of a 12-page, four-color SEALTIGHT Restoration Products Usage Selector Guide No. 97RP.
Met Home Covers Remodeling
on October 01,1999 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The September/October issue of Metropolitan Home, a consumer magazine perused by owners of all types of homes, focuses on home renovation
1870 book gives Advice
on October 01,1999 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
There is something agreeable to our better nature in having a home that we can call our own.
M/I's Narrow-Lot Houses Break Price Barriers
on September 30,1999 in Feature

When M/I Schottenstein Homes president Bill Schottenstein decided to launch an al-out assault on the price creep that keeps potential first-time home buyers in rental apartments, his first target...

Florida Builder Sells 26 homes in 90 Minutes
on September 30,1999 in Feature

Holiday Builders of Melbourne, Fla. Sold out a 26-lot subdivision in just 90 minutes during a one-day event this past June at the Melbournw community of Magnolia Village.

Pulte Adds Virtual Tours to Website
on September 30,1999 in Feature

Pulte Corporation, the nation's largest homebuilder, announced that it will add virtual tours to showcase their model homes on their website.

N.Y. Project Opens Models After Near Sell Out
on September 30,1999 in Feature

Just over one year after opening for sales, BelleFair at Rye Brook, N.Y. is opening six new models--and the project is already over 80% sold.

Teaching Profit/Loss
on August 31,1999 in Feature
Jud Motsenbocker, CGR, has been teaching remodelers how to understand profit-and-loss statements for years.
Homes Take Shape at Design Center
on August 31,1999 in Feature

Following in the footsteps of other large-volume builders, Richmond American Homes of Irvine, Calif. opened a full-scale design center, HomeShaper Gallery, in Yorba Linda in June 1998.

Seeking Customizing's Holy Grail
on August 31,1999 in Feature

For a dozen years or more, production builders have been tinkering with their sales and production processes to get closer to custom.

Web Business
on August 31,1999 in Feature

Sixteen percent. If you follow technology news, that’s a number you’ve seen and heard a lot lately.

Animal Ads Make Sales Jump
on July 31,1999 in Feature
Animals added a mark of distinction to the advertising for Olympia Lofts in the Greektown area of Chicago.
New Town Woven Into Old Town
on July 31,1999 in Feature

This new master-planned community is finding a new use for an old U.S. Air Force base in California.

New Urbanism Thrives in Pacific Northwest
on July 31,1999 in Feature

Northwest Landing in DuPont, Wash., is winning awards and accolades for excellence in planning.

Behemoth Bags Buyers
on July 31,1999 in Feature

Ten years of planning and entitlement work went into Lakewood Ranch's master-planned communityin Southwest Florida.

The Masters
on July 31,1999 in Feature

Master-planned communities are complex, capital-intensive and take years to develop, but they can capture more new home sales than conventional developments.

Hot Town -- Summerlin City
on July 31,1999 in Feature

Sheer size is enough to attract attention to Summerlin in Las Vegas, but the master-planned community's sales numbers are really turning heads.

Color Me
on June 30,1999 in Feature

Buyers expect and deserve a lot from their homes.

Capitalizing on Color Not Only for Production Builders
on June 30,1999 in Feature

It may not be cost-effective for smaller builders to hire a team of color consultants, and custom builders, by definition, work with their buyers to achieve individual color schemes.