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April 2008

Column

We can blame the media for our condition in the housing industry or we can pick our heads up and act now to control our own situation. Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh discusses the media's relationship to the current state of the housing...

How homebuilders can improve negotiations with home buyers

Close more deals – and build more homes – by defining the salesperson-home buyer negotiation process.

Improve homebuilder brand equity for long-term success

Homebuilders’ future success will depend largely on how well they’ve maintained their brands at the local level. Here's what you can do to shore up your image.

Use the downturn to become a star homebuilding employee

Read how you can position yourself to keep your job while everyone else is being laid off.

Feature

Architectural Diversity Adds Character to TND Community

At Kitts Creek, a new neo-traditional development adjoining Raleigh-Durham’s booming employment corridor, builder ExperienceOne Homes is giving North Carolina home buyers the best of both worlds.

Brad Pitt and celebrities join the housing industry

From Martha Stewart to Leonardo DiCaprio, celebrities are attaching their names to home buildng projects. Find out who else is putting their stamp on the housing industry.

Cost-Effective Solutions for a Beautiful, Affordable Home

Are you, homebuilders, packing the most punch in the affordable homes you build?

Homebuilder stages tour to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Association

Barenz Builders pulls off its second successful fundraiser for the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Homebuilders can build an affordable green home

PATH deconstructs why the big picture proves green homes can be affordable.

Homebuilders: Stop Selling Homes on Contingency Contracts

Here are the sales tactics home builders need to move buyers out of those contingent contracts — that often fall out — into binding contracts.

Kitchen and Bath product manufacturers selected for Professional Builder Best in Class survey

Our first-ever Kitchen and Bath Best In Class Survey reached out to interior design professionals and builders to find out what’s cookin’ in the kitchen (and bath).

Mistakes to avoid when running a homebuilding company

Experts to weigh in on the most common business mistakes home builders make.

Number Crunch: April 2008

Guess what the significance of $150 million is? Read on to find out.

One homebuilding executive's favorite 5

What five things do you use to get you through your homebuilding day? HHHunt Homes’ Erik Froelich shares.

ProBuilder Product Report: Bath Fixtures

Pause a minute and reflect on these brand new bath fixtures from Phylrich, California Faucets and more.

ProBuilder Product Report: Kitchen Fixtures

Take a look at these shiny new kitchen fixtures from Water Inc., Brizo and more.

Should homebuilders blog?

Here’s what homebuilders should mull before they blog.

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5 bathroom design trends for 2013

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