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October 2006

Markets Surge at Quarter's End

A report on current Wall Street activity of interest to builders

The Next Best Thing

Despite all the obstacles, production builders continue to inch forward with new products and systems; every builder has a different system for auditing promising technology.
Letter to the Editor

The Right Training

I read [Rick Heaston's] online article in Housingzone.com today. Your observation of the skill sets of today's on-site sales personnel is more than astute — it's dead on!
Market Intelligence

Growing Economies Affect Big Markets

Two of the largest housing markets in the country that have not received a lot of attention are examined: the metropolitan areas of Minneapolis and Lakeland, Fla.
Process Improvement Report

High-Performance Education

With energy prices on the rise, buyers are increasingly attracted to the notion of high-performance homes. Find out what you need to know in order to connect to your customers' deep desire for energy efficiency.
Selling Strategies

It's Time to Differentiate

Today's customers pay attention to how they are treated and remember the experience they have while working with a sales associate.  To a customer, a great experience comes when the sales associate does something that adds value to their visit and their customer's shopping agenda ahead of their own selling agenda.
CEO Spotlight

Mr. Optimism

Toll Brothers Chairman Bob Toll talks about the current housing envrionment and how he is positioning Toll Brothers for what he believes will be a re-ignition of the housing boom.
From the Editor

Sell Tough

There are two kinds of salespeople today: those who don't know how to sell at all and those who do but haven't had to do it for years — and when you don't exercise professional salesmanship, those skills erode.
M and A Report

Myths and Facts of Valuations

Second in a two-part series: In this article, the methodologies used in valuing companies are outlined, answering the recurrent question, "What is my company worth?"
 

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