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December 2004 49 Home Sales In One Day Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Business Planning 2005 Design Sketchbook: Entryways Design Sketchbook: Family Entryways Dilbert's Ultimate House A Virtual Hit Eucalyptus Hybrid Flooring Expanding Market Horizons Fight for Fair Permitting Good News for Home Sales How to Create Community In-Home Meditation Room Las Vegas Settles Down Local Leaders Lack Stately Vision Multifamily Rising? New Design for Outdoor Room Opening the Door to Profits Price Does Not Affect Profit Public/Private Partnerships Pay Queen Elizabeth II: The Reckoning San Francisco's $100,000 House Selling Value The Affordable Zoning Paradox The Wizard of Oz Town Founders Two of the Top 10 Why Bigelow is Builder of the Year Zero-Energy Homes is Latest Option Table of Contents |
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November 2004 A Tale of Two Elizabeths Appliances that Make Homebuyers Say ''Wow!'' Attainable Luxury on the Waterfront Cedar Knoll: Anticipating Buyer Behaviors Get Surreal! Housing Policy Las Vegas is Hissing Part Two... Exit Strategy Setting a New Customer Standard The New ABCs for HVAC Transactions or Relationships? Table of Contents |
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October 2004 A Misunderstood Concept Aqua Stimulates Virtual Sales Builders Beat Florida Hurricanes California Finds Alternative to Air Conditioning Carving a New Niche Clay Plaster Looks, Feels Old World Contemporary Craftsman Courtyard Lot Homes Create Your Own Category Customer Service Tips Deadly Strategic Planning Mistakes Design Sketchbook: Foyers Exit Strategy... Part One Getting Your HVAC System Sized Just Right Going Mobile Handy Hangers How to Succeed in Boise ... by Really Trying Keyhole Lot Homes Limits To Boomer Wealth Natural High... on Stilts New Ideas for Detached Density New OSHA Web Site Parkwood Court Homes Sales Training to Go Sawtooth Lot Homes Secluded Lane Homes SIP Homes Survive the Storms The Cost of Puppies The Next Generation of Plumbing Two Types Of Housing Bubbles Unanimous Approval Table of Contents |
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September 2004 A New Down Payment-Assistance Option Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Systems Are Your Panels Substandard? Bathroom Faucets That Turn On Profits Behind our New Logo & Look Boston Project Wins Concessions Bubble Trouble Builder Lands TV Coup Builder Profits Rising Building Better Causes And Cures Certifiable Water Compliance Checklists That Expose Thieves Close The Loopholes Cottage Charm Deals at the Doorstep Design Sketchbook Design Sketchbook: Detail Elements Designing the Under-2,500-Square-Foot Home Fabric-Inspired Tile Housing Still On Hiring Binge How to Protect Business It's a Trip! More Than Money NAHB's Top 10 Overtime Rules Have Little Impact Perfect Pendants Second-Home Market Still Hot Shortages Put Cement Boots on Productivity Stonefield Rebuilds Homes After California Fire Stop, Thief! Thoroughly Modern Miami Warning Signs That Something is Amiss You're Fired! Table of Contents |
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August 2004 All Grown Up; Ready to Buy Austin City Lofts Burgeoning Baja Choosing Insulation Confirming Some Bubbles? Crisis Communications 101 Design Sketchbook: Designing for Privacy Diary of a Builder Fire Sprinklers Save Lives Founders Mill In the Mix: Hardwoods Infill Opportunity More Than Money NAHB Supports States and Hot Building Issues Outshining the Competition PATH's Home of the Future Sarah Peck Smooth Sailing Spray-In Fiberglass Saves Time, Energy The Writing's on the Door Tool Talk Trouble Bubble... Or Not? Vacuum Overcomes Gravity Wastewater Glitches Vanities Getting Taller Why Will Builders Vote for Impact Fees? Work Force Housing Awards Zoned Out Table of Contents |
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July 2004 A Taxing New Finance Twist? Appraising the Appraisal Process Boomer Second-Home Bonanza Bridgeport Village Centex Sells Hawaii Conservation Strategy Pays Consumers' Preferences Vary Coral Canyon Keeps Golf Public Design Sketchbook: Dining Rooms Diverse Cities Attract Diverse People Don't Pay Too Much For Land Frame It Fast, Frame It Strong Great Graphics Can Help Pre-Sale at City Hall Housing's Future Bright It Starts With Sales Kiawah's Touch Of Class Larry Gruber Laundry Goes Mainstream Lesson on the Road to Everywhere Making an Entrance Management Traits Merger Whispers on Wall Street Mixed Use Fights Fat On-Site Sound Privacy on Small Lots Seven Ways to Win Talent War The Arbors at Northwood The Great American Housing Appetite The Show-Me House Table of Contents |
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June 2004 'See Your Builder, Not a Lawyer' 'Whole-House' Training Affordable Housing Done Right Billboard Does the Talking Breaking Barriers to Affordable Housing Building With Metal SIPs Chestnut Meadows Code Relief Customer Surveys' Dark Side Design Sketchbook: Resource Centers Developing Your Own Formula Driving Targeted Leads Equipment Not Part of CAA Free Feasibility Reports Put Money in the Bank G-P Goes Paperless Greenscapes: Made in the Shade Handle Rejections With Care InFill Housing Boosts Urban Economy Legal Landscape Hurts Affordability Live/Work Lofts Meet City's Affordable Needs Making Money in Affordable Housing Manage the Expectations Mixing It Up New Detached Homes Replace City Blight Perry Bigelow Powder Room Power Puget Site's Sound Advice Recessed Light Is Also a Fan Ridgefield Selling Spaces Sleepy Hollow Village Tie Land to Business Plan Viva Las Vegas Wanted: Salespeople with Character Table of Contents |
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May 2004 10 Tips for Land Research A Dose of Reality Bauer Highlands Bowled Over Builder's Online Program Keeps Buyer Frenzy Under Control Can You Pass the Bonus Test? Compact Plans Could Lower Services Costs Cradle-to-Cradle Contest to Reward Winning Designs Design Sketchbook: Outdoor Kitchens Documentary-Style Video Touts Luxury Condos Eye in Sky Watches Custom Builder's Sites Finisterra at Firelight Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations ICC Approves SIPs for All Seismic Zones Irresponsible Regulation Lucky, the Builder Management Material: Retiring Military Officers Mark Gibbs Moisture Management Off-the-Shelf Fix for I-Joist Miscuts Panels Get Tougher Thanks to Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Paradise Lost Plastic Ducts Can Limit Leaks Profitability Starts With Land Puzzling Portland Silver Springs Village The Ascent of Stairs Track Permit Statistics, Free and Easy Understanding the Candidate Watch Those Interest Rates Table of Contents |
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April 2004 'Overprice' Premiums for More Profit Achievers Make Big Moves Broker Identifies Marketing 'Blind Spot' Can You Relate? Design Sketchbook: Master Baths Do Failing City Schools Hurt Your Markets? Don't Paint Just by Numbers Enforcing Design, Construction Guidelines Minimizes Conflict Google Update Cuts Builders' Web Traffic Highway Study Could Help Developers Historic Model, Modern Touches Job Offers Fly at Real Estate Class of 2004 Kensington Woods Kitchen Convenience in the Bath Let Orientation Ease Transitions Limits to Growth Managing the Mix Masterly Ambitions Materials Price Spikes Erode Builder Margins Modular Homes Gain Modern Acceptance NAHB Backs Tax Credit Not All Strivers Chase Growth Peter Katz Rich, Famous ... and Growing Sky's the Limit for High-Rise Stay One Step Ahead of the Storm Storage Units Meet Garage Gladiators' Needs Stylish Outdoor Storage Solutions The Return of Linoleum TND and the Rules of Detail TND Versus the Cul-de-Sac Upper Albany Watch Bottom Line, Not the Top What Do You Believe? Women Gain Ownership Ground Woodside Glen Worlds Apart Table of Contents |
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March 2004 A Method to Monitoring Madness Builder Coalition to Drive New HomeSphere Software Can It Design Sketchbook: Garages Develop Your Wow! Factor Does the Critic Count? Ensure Cold Weather Safety EPA to Soak Storm-Water Scofflaws Fast Response Time is E-ssential Georgia Coalition Offers Voluntary 'Visitability' Program Green Building Goes Mainstream Here We Go Again Heydon Hall Invent This, Please! Kitchens Show Their Metal Lumber Price Spikes a Boon to Big Builders? Moldings & Trim Only Disney Could Invent These PATH Picks the Top Technologies Ray Killian Jr. Rivermark Spa Theme Makes Lasting Impression State Rallies Allies for Smarter Growth Policy The Genesis of Invention The Village at Bear Trap Dunes The Villages Unseats Summerlin as Top-Selling Master-Planned Top Priority: Affordability Use an Interview Checklist Watch Staffing to Control G&A Table of Contents |
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January 2004 Affordability Redefined Book Touts Keys to 'Community' Builder POV: David Weekly Builder POV: Robert White Control Sales, Marketing Costs County-Level Research Bashes Builder Assumptions Critical Thinking Skills Crofton Springs Dancing Waters Deconstructing Quality Design Sketchbook: Kitchens Don't Skimp on Small-Site Evaluations Doverra Creates Cast-Stone Mantel Energy Star to Add IAQ Specs Fictional Biographies Create Marketing Buzz Fixing Community Startups Fusion Breaks Out Grayson Homes Geared to Growth Green Building, Outdoor Living Top 2004 Trends High-Design Waterworks How to Fix the Profit Leaks in Your Business Interior Designer Lynne Forde Breyer MiraBay One Banner Year After Another Pre-Sales Boom for Orange County, Calif., High-Rise Pulte's Big Framing and Foundation Fling Radiant Floor Heating Randy Luther's Product Evaluation Tip Sheet Relationship ROI Republic Rocks the Cradle Satisfaction Begins Before the Sale Supply Chain Integration Paying Off? Tear-Downs Going Up The Cortile Collection Top 10 Books for Urban Planners Waterproofing Goes Above Grade What is Quality? Wood Treatment Goes Deep Table of Contents |












