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November 2009

An Award-Winning Home Design with Flexibility
Measure Sales Success the Right Way
Number Crunch: The Housing Industry by the Numbers
The Energetic Discipline Behind Professional Builder's Builder of the Year
Wily Pilgrims

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October 2009

Preview the November Issue of Professional Builder
2010 NHQ Awards: Simonini Builders' Unified Front
2010 NHQ Awards: Simonini Builders, Wayne Homes Net Gold, Silver
2010 NHQ Awards: Wayne Homes' Happy Employees Keep Happy Clients
Applied Improvement
Former Home Builder Turns His Hand to the Land
Lumber Prices Stay Stable
Raise Employee Morale
Revitalize Your Home Building Sales Team
Survey Influence Is Back
Tips for First-Year Trade Councils
What Today's First-Time Buyers Want in a New Home
Wired or Wireless?

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September 2009

100 Best New Products 2009
All Products: 100 Best New Products 2009
Appraisal Nightmares
Exteriors: 100 Best New Products 2009
First-Time Frenzy
Hot Markets for Green Homes
How A K. Hovnanian High Performance Home Educates the Masses
Interiors: 100 Best New Products 2009
Mechanical & Electrical: 100 Best New Products 2009
National Markets On the Rise
Paints, Caulks & Sealants: 100 Best New Products 2009
Structural, Insulation & Housewrap: 100 Best New Products 2009
Sustainable Landscaping: the Next Step in Green Building
Tools & Software: 100 Best New Products 2009
Will Increased Savings Rates Hurt Home Building?
Windows & Doors: 100 Best New Products 2009

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August 2009

Building Products Supply Chain Desperately Needs Improved Efficiency
Home Buyers Like What They See in the Virtual World
How Not to Recruit Top Performers
Increase Word-of-Mouth Sales
NAHB Certified Green Home Draws Crowds in Alabama
Number Crunch: Fun Home Building Facts to Think About
The Best Way for Builders to Add Value Is Through Quality Management

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July 2009

8 Steps to Construction Manager Success
Best of 50+ Housing Awards
Customer Satisfaction Comes When Employees Are Advocates, Not Foes
Editorial: A Drastically Different Model of Home Building
Leverage Your Sales Team's Down Time
Number Crunch: Fun Facts for Home Builders
To Discount or Not to Discount?
Zweig Letter Announces 2009 Hot Firm List

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May 2009

2009 Report on Housing's Giants: When Will The Housing Downturn End?
Cover Me: Roofing and Siding
Do home builders know their online audience's behavior?
European village concept hits just the right note with home buyers
High Style Merchandising and Vignettes on a Budget
Our Giant 400 is Minus 50
Seal the Deal: Insulation and Housewrap
Social Networking Skills for Home Builders
What secrets shoppers know can help your new-home sales team

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April 2009

5 Tips to Sell Homes Now
Bamboo flooring: An Overview
Best Address: Arverne by the Sea
Does Your New Home Sales Team Believe in Today’s Market?
Get more out of modest square footage
Immersed in Inspiration: Bath Fixtures
Job Opening
Number Crunch
Spice It Up: Kitchen Fixtures
The Basics Behind Selling a Live/Work Project
Where Can Home Builders Find Financing for Acquisition, Development and Construction?

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March 2009

2009 National Sales and Marketing Award Winners
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: '1' Hotel, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: 1010 Midtown, Atlanta
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Additional Gold Winners
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Artesana Rosewood Residence, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Bridgeland, Cypress, Texas
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Celebrate by Del Webb, Fredericksburg, Va.
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Five Lanterns at Pinehills, Plymouth, Mass.
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Giraffe Condos, Toronto
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Miraval Plan 313 at Stapleton Court Homes, Denver
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: MYC Condos, Toronto
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: NXT at Windemere by the Lake, Toronto
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Port 121 at Seabridge, Oxnard, Calif.
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Ritz-Carlton Residences Inner Harbor, Baltimore
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Shappell Matchmaker Campaign
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Simonini Builders Corporate Brochure
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: Site Point, Baltimore
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: The Judges
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: The Ridge at Cintarosa
2009 National Sales and Marketing Award: The Trails at Bridgewater, Huntington Beach, Calif.
A Window into the Builder's Soul
All Hands on Deck
Builders and Banks Must Work Out the Work-Outs
City vs. Suburbs
Design Center Makeover
It's Cheaper to Own!
Texas Home Pioneers Green Building Breakthroughs
When Home Builders Go Virtual

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February 2009

5 Great Land Decisions Home Builders Made in a Troubled Market
Cocooning trend behind popular home features
Codes and Zones Make an Impact on Window Choices
Home of the Year: Southern Accents
How to Compete with Foreclosures
Qualified Design Success
Tips from the Home Building Sales Pros

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January 2009

2009's Must-Have Color: Purple
3 Business Books to Help Your Home Building Company
6 Tips For a Successful Home Building Trade  Partner Council
7 Steps to Home Builder Success at the Public Hearing
A Business World YouTube?
Conquer Customers' Fear
Create good publicity for your home building company
Design Meets Demand: What Home Buyers Really Want
Do Your Floor Plan Names Mean Something?
Gettin' Lucky: 13 Reasons to Visit Show Village
Green Home
Hardwood, Laminate and Bamboo, Oh My Flooring!
High-Density Detached Homes Deliver Charm, Affordability
Innovators Help Home Builders Fill Financing Vacuum
Is This Real Change?
Marketing to the Generations: Neil Howe Breaks it Down
Media-Enhanced Home
NAHB move against fire sprinklers set back
New Products: Read All About It!
Number Crunch: January 1, 2008
Quiet Living Home
Results from NAHB's 2007-2008 "Consumer Preferences Survey"
Show Village 2009: A Hands-On Display of Home Building Innovation
Sound and Sturdy Structural Products
Spotted at Show Village
The Green Low-Rise Condominiums of Camelview Village
The Latest in Job-Site Safety
The Show Village 2009 Learning Center
Top 5 Business-Tax-Friendly States
Who is Palm Harbor Homes?

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