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Builder as usual is no way to survive in a tightening labor market.

A rising tide of houses are being built without a buyer in sight.

T here are times when thinking about the future can lead to great things. For homebuilders, this is one of those times.

A final walk-through is usually tense for two reasons. For the buyer, it is often a 'speak now or forever hold your peace' situation. For the builder, it becomes a quest to minimize last-minute closing fixes.

In 1986, after reading Robert Bellah’s book Habits of the Heart, it struck builder Perry Bigelow that he was doing housing wrong.

While we cultivate a culture of “quality zealots” in our teams, too often we seem to allow the weaknesses in the group the opportunity to illustrate who we are and, unfortunately, it usually happens in front of the home buyer.

Toll’s $1.8 million model in Austin’s Hill Country pioneers a walk-out basement and Italian architectural styling.

Like each of Cricket Club’s models, the two-story, four-bedroom, 2480 square foot Club Three, is anchored by a kitchen and family room that is well integrated with adjacent outdoor living space.

Inspired by the coloring and textures found in the natural environment, Classic Elegance, shown in Courtyard, features a tough, durable 25-mil satin-gloss urethane wearlayer and debuts in five initial designs and 24 colors

The Stone Classix Collection combines the look of real stone with traditional styling in its classic square designs.

Featuring the look of fine furniture in hardwood flooring is the engineered wood collection called American Classics.

Warren Plank in Saddle is a wider version of the popular Warren Strip in a 3/4” thick x 3-1/4” wide solid oak floor.