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December 2005

A Custom Revolution
A Mountaintop Hideaway
Change Order
Curb Appeal
Do you see what I see?
Family Matters
Florida Retreat
Green Acres
Handling the Internet Customer
Kid-Friendly
Land Acquisition and Development Finance — Part V
Nautical But Nice
The Cool Factor
The J.D. Power Juggernaut
The PATH Top 10

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November 2005

Best in Class Winners Offer Competitive Advantage
It's About People
It's Raining Profits
It's Sprawl or Nothing
Land Acquisition and Development Finance Part 4
New Prospects vs. 'Be Backs'
Recipe for Success
Self-Development Orientation
The Heights of Expectation

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October 2005

A Beach House in the Forest
Back to School
Creating Affordable Luxury Product
Evaluating HVAC and the Building Envelope
How Well Do You Know Your Competitor?
Kudos!
Land Acquisition and Development Finance Part 3
Lessons Not Learned
Shelter from the Storm
Thermal Mass Walls
Wow with a Button

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September 2005

Arguing with Results
Best Practices... Consistently
Competing Green
Crawlspaces: To Vent or Not to Vent?
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Function Follows Form
If You Can't Give Me All 6's
Interviews: Sales Professionals
Italianate Magic
Land Acquisition and Development Finance, Part 2
Success with Semi-Custom
Tucked Away Winner

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August 2005

A New Old Business
Best Practices Are In The Air
It's All About Storage
Land Acquisition and Development Finance — Part I
Let's give 'em something to talk about
Listening Skills
Private Setting, Open Floor Plan
Thinking of getting into the development game?
Timely Townhouses
Unconventional Wisdom
What does success look like?

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July 2005

Active Americana
Are Realtor Relations Really Worth the Effort?
Building for Survival in Hurricane Country
Building Science: Clearing the Air
Creating Contrasts
Financial Management - Part 6
Marketing Through Color
Read this Column Now! Limited Time Offer! Money Saving Opportunity!
Show Some Energy!
Spacious Elegance
The Team Member Application

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June 2005

Anatomy of a winner
Are customer referrals really worth the effort?
Between Can't And Won't
Financial Management — Part 5
Heat & Glo
Huot Manufacturing
Illinois Glove Company
Manifest Density
Rank and Yank
Scapa
Shedding light on a narrow lot
Starting from scratch
Tarkett
The Job Offer, Part II
Whirlpool

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May 2005

Building a Sense of Place
Building Science: Moisture Flow
Class Action Fairness Act
Creative Coastal
Financial Management - Part 4
Hedgewood Properties
Home on the Range
Light of Luxury
March starts slide: No worry?
Sun Belt Growth Shapes Housing's Future
The doctor is still in
The Payback on Panels

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April 2005

2004 Housing GIANTS Rising Tide
Building Science: Understanding Air Flow
Can't Buy Me Love!
Changing Alliances
Desert Beauty
Financial Management - Part 3
Fun with designing a door
Gone Fishin'
Home Ownership Gaps Signal Untapped Minority Market
Landing an Award
Lennar takes it all
Mixed-Use in Your Future?
Nominate a Landscape Architect
PATH Tutorial Townhouses
Power to the People!
Reinventing Tradition
Second Home Purchases for Investment are on the Rise
Steeling Home
Subsidizing Sprawl?
The Job Offer
Tool Chest for Marketers
Top 10 Things to Ask in Interviews
Top 50 Builders to Work For / 2004
Understanding TMDL Compliance
Web Site Check-up
Wood University Attend Online

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March 2005

'Golden Handcuffs' For Supers
2005 Forecast Sunny, Not Record-breaking
A Tankless Job
Agenda Journalism
Asian-Inspired Garage Door
Beautiful Density
C2C Home Competition Winners
Change Agents, Part II
Design Sketchbook: Maximizing Space
Developing Relationships
Eagle Clips Land Flipper
Fabulous Faux
Financial Management - Part 2
Hidden Within the Valley
Market Economics
More on Moisture Management
New Math for Gypsum Specifications
Pampering the Press
Revisiting an Overlooked Parcel
Selling Energy Efficiency
Sizzling Sales for 2005
Surf's Up!
The Factory Factor
The Gospel According to Gary
Three Builders Send Help
Turtle Crossing in Warwick Grove
Watch Those Operating Expenses!
Wired
Wood Range Hoods

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January 2005

14 Cities Emerging As Immigration "Gateways"
2005 Business Resolutions
A Year in Review
Away with Impact Fees?
Boomers Drive Edge and Downtown Growth
Builders Score with Fans
Builders Shop To Differentiate Homes
Building Science: Understanding Heat Flow
Celebration, Fla.: Celebrating Innovation
Centennial, Calif.: Heritage Unbound
Change Agents
Chino Hills, Calif.: The Hills Are Alive
Color Your World
Custom Murals
Defend Your Turf
Designing Granny Flats
Equestrian Estate
Financial Management — Part 1
First-time Customer Satisfaction
Floating Floors Simplified
From Fantasy to Reality
Gross Profit Sets Up Net Profit
Health-Care Top Concern Of Small Business
How to Lose a Happy Customer
Improving Customer Touchpoints
Kennecott, Utah: Brownfield/Greenfield
Lakewood, Calif.: Making the Impossible Possible
Levittown, N.Y.: Setting the Stage
Mission Viejo, Calif.: Youth as a Community Force
Mood Change with Colors
Online Resources
Reston, Va.: The Visionary and His Dream
Simi Valley, Calif.: Less Can Be More
Supreme Spec
Surrounded by Nature
Taking Granny (Flats) to Market
The Architectural Ensemble
The Evolution of Master-Planned Communities
The Future of Master Planned Communities
Tight-Spot Townhomes
Turn-Key Steel Framing
Twin-home Twofer
Used Textures
Watch Out for Rising Star

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