Management
A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on management for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
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Professional Builder 2013...
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
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Six numbers you need to know
The ‘gotta have’ numbers that can help improve your remodeling business. Here’s how to get them.
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Scott Sedam: Two sides of...
In response to Scott Sedam’s discussions of the coming labor shortage in America, Professional Builder readers sound off on both sides of the debate.
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Are you fit to grow?
Following up on the success of the best-selling book “How Fit is Your Business,” is your business “Fit to Grow”
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
Most Recent in News Management
The eight-point jump was the first time the index has been above 50 since April 2006 and represented the biggest one-month gain since August and September of 2002, when the HMI recorded a similar...
Claims by injured workers now will be handled as part of an administrative process in the newly created Court of Workers' Compensation Claims within the Division of Workers' Compensation.
The Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013 would discourage lenders from calling construction loans whose payments are current and establish regulatory guidelines to allow the banking...
Latest Management
As we discussed in my last column, the visual comes first. So, thinking strategically, you are being asked to pursue a strategic process. This starts with the visual reality of your company,...
A home is frequently the largest investment a homeowner makes, and taking care of this investment is a primary concern for most homeowners. Finding the right people to assist them with ongoing...
Most people have found ways to gain more efficacies though repetition. Having a sales process allows you to achieve much higher levels of success (better close rates, higher total sales, and...
In looking ahead to 2013, we asked builders who placed in the middle of the pack in our survey about the lessons they learned from the downturn, and how they are applying that information to...
For this issue Pat O’Toole, our venerable publisher, asked me to write about the best business models among those home builders in what is often termed the second tier of the industry, or those...
From what I gather in my dealings with builders and designers, our industry underutilizes spreadsheets.
Our PRIME advisory panel includes some of the remodeling industry’s top professionals. This month we asked, “How do you motivate your employees to embrace change and take on new challenges?”
This month, the Remodeler’s Exchange examines the problems associated with growing a remodeling business. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talked with Robert Criner and Scott Sevon,...
The NAHB and other organizations are recommending any new immigration law to include a program that opens a legal path for foreign workers to enter the United States when the economy needs them....
Proving copyright infringement of a song, screenplay, or house design typically relies on circumstantial evidence because eyewitnesses or a confession by the defendant are rarely available.
