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The builders featured in the 2006 edition of Builders' Own Homes were able to to mix business with personal, using industry knowledge to build the homes of their dreams.

My partners and I are in a fascinating line of work. Every day we get to talk to interesting people from across the country about what's going on in our industry. Here're some things we've run across lately that may help you on the HR...

Kitchens have evolved from functioning as just the cooking stage to the actual hang-out hub of the home. TV shows that focus on kitchens or cooking have influenced home buyers who now want personalized, efficient and highly-styled...

ACC can withstand fire and other natural disasters, and since it is lightweight and has its own insulating properties, it can save construction time and energy.

The 6,000-square-foot house was on the drawing board and in the ground less than 2½ months from the time he bought the land. Gillis had been waiting for the right location and already had the design.

If you're wondering what kind of product will finally entice buyers back into sales centers, here's our pick.

Avi Hornstein shares the products and materials that go into homes built by Omega Homes.

In many ways, the current housing market slowdown is similar to what happened between 1990 and 1992, although that one had a national economic recession to deepen it. We've avoided that this time — so far.

Steve Kendrick faced a predicament. He and his wife, Anne, were growing out of their home but didn't want to move out of the neighborhood where they had established their roots for seven years. The couple felt they had little privacy from their...

With rising interest rates and a softening market, many builders face high cancellation rates as customers reconsider and or walk away from their original purchase decision. Although no builder is immune from cancellations, builders and sales agents...

Builder John Eilermann 's wife Lisa was the visionary for their new home. She served as full-time project manager and became known on site as "the boss' boss" who was the creative source of nearly everything that went into the...

Builders participating in the most recent Harvard Distribution Study significantly downplayed the contribution that improved operating efficiencies have had on their bottom line growth. Yet it's precisely those efficiencies that might end up...