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December 2006

Healthy and Great
Master Planned Community Between the Valleys
Master Suites with Style
PATH Report: Top Building Technologies of 2006
Process Improvement Leads to Satisfied Customers
Sales Presentations for Internet Customers
Shea Homes: Lasting Legacy
The Last Word on Lean
The Shea Homes Universe

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November 2006

Best in Class Winners Give Builders What They Need
Check Your Energy Code Know-How Online
Customizing for Customer Satisfaction
Del Webb Communities and Pulte Homes — Phoenix Division
Farnsworth Development
KB Home Opens First New Orleans Model
Mail Call!
Mattamy Homes — Halton Division
Mayberry Homes
Navigating Home Sale Contingencies
NRS 2006 Customer Satsifaction Award Winners
PATH Report: Builders Can Break From Tradition
Perfect (Green) Match
Plan to Vacation, Stay to Live
Shea Homes
T.W. Lewis
The Green Company
This Land is Your Land...
Trendy Incentive Plans
Web Update

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October 2006

A Home Fit for a Celebrity
As Seen on TV
Back to the Future
Better Building Blocks for Better Homes
Better, Faster, Cheaper
Boost Your Resources
Builder's Home Was An Emotional Investment
Builders' Home is a Tribute to Nature
Diamond in the Rough
Fantasy Island
Fast Twitch, Knee Jerk
Fire and ICE
Green Products
In My Own Words: Omega Homes
Live Via Podcast
Market Downturn Deepens
Mod Moves Up
No Place Like Home
Open Invitation
Protecting Your Backlog
Remember the Basics
Supersize It
The Boss' Boss
The Great Talent Search
The Lean-Building Machine
Well-Oiled Efficient Machines
What Builders Used for Building Their Own
What Builders Learned When Building Their Own

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September 2006

2007 National Housing Quality Award Winners
A Brewing Storm
A Good Mix
CFLs Are Shining Bright
Choose the Right Roofing
Cleaning Up the Clean Water Act
Community Development
Employee Perks That Work
From Trash to Treasure
Gifts that Make a House a Home
Gold: Benchmarking the industry
Honorable Mention: Doing it Right the First Time
Honorable Mention: Human Touch
In My Own Words: Carol Delonis
Leading the Way to Better Customer Service
Making a Superintendent: Nature vs. Nurture
Not Just Katrina's Fault
Paying the Piper
Product Review: Software
Self-Induced Labor Pains
Silver: Floored by Technology
Silver: Operational Know-How
Slow and Steady
When and How to Discuss Price

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August 2006

Acting Out
Clean Sweep?
Decked Out
Earth, wind and fire
Home Building's Perfect Storm
Illegal Trades
In My Own Words: Pulte Homes Executive
It's Not Expensive Being Green
Market Entry Magic
One-Stop Shop
Selling Your Builder
Southern Flare on the West Coast
Streamline Your Business
Study Reveals Room for Growth
Taylor Woodrow Named A Top Sustainable Company
The Complete Home Office
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Turning Home Buyers Into Partners
Windows, Doors and Decorative Products

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July 2006

31 Flavors of Leadership
Details
Energy Buzz
Great Workplaces 2006
Hire, train and retain
Maximizing Referrals
Modular and Green
New Book Helps Development Approvals
New Partnerships
New Player, New Court?
PATH, HUD Partner to Showcase Concept Homes
Privacy, Please!
Pulte's 'Top Guns' Create a Legacy of Leadership Excellence
Roofing-Tile Rebound
School District, Developers Collaborate
Shopping Software
The Little Red Book that Could
Tips to Be Square
Transforming Community
Understanding Buyer Motivations
Where the Money Is
Winner on the Water

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June 2006

'Give us our Outdoor Rooms'
50 Must-Have Features for Today's Home Buyers
A Looming Rental Boom?
Career Help
Common Vision
How Do You Spell Team?
Man's Best Friend
Motivation and Loyalty
New Community Built on Strong Roots
On-Your-Lot Gets Hot
Overcoming with Attitude
Shower Your Clients
Solar Energy for Everyone
Spec Carefully
Sprinklers and Storms
Survey Says

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May 2006

A Home for the Ages
A Neighboring Solution
A Sales Agent Named Stella
A Zero Energy Home
Big Builder Killers
Building Bench Strength in Sales
Concrete Solutions for Lurking Moisture
Cool Roofs in Dark Shades
Defect Data for New Single-Family Home Construction
Florida Luxury Living
Just Add Water
Letters to the Editor: More Land
Loyal Customer Rally
More Access
Not Like the Others
Telling the Truth About Mold
The Importance of Time Management
The Link Between Motivation and Loyalty

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April 2006

Sprawl Is Creating Problems and Opportunities
NHQ Archives
Rental Set to Rebound
2006 NHQ Award Program in Review
2006 NHQ Award: Business Results / Past Winners
A Slice of Suburbia on Chicago's Northwest Side
Attached Private Living
Best practices: C.P. Morgan
Best practices: Ideal Homes
Best Practices: Shea Homes San Diego
Best practices: Veridian Homes
Builder SWAT Team
C.P. Morgan - 2006 NHQ Silver Award Winner
Cancelled Customers
Creative Cabinet Solutions
Debate Rages over Fire Sprinklers
Economic Outlook: Investors' Retreat Clouds Housing's Future
H.R. Department: More Vacancies Ahead?
Ideal Homes - 2006 NHQ Gold Award Winner
Inside & Out: Relaxing Environment
KB Home Nevada
KB Home Nevada - 2006 NHQ Silver Award Winner
Past Winners
Pipe Dreams: Behind the Scene Upgrades
Pringle Development
Pringle Development - 2006 NHQ Silver Award Winner
Proactive Solutions: Florida reBuilds Helps Involve Katrina Victims in the Process
Proactive Solutions: New Tax Credits for 2006
Professional Builder Giant 400: Even Small Private Builders Can Compete
Professional Builder Giant 400: High-Rise Fraught with Risk
Professional Builder Giant 400: Public v. Private Debate Continues
Professional Builder Giant 400: Publics Diversify Products
Professional Builder Giant 400: Publics' Profits at Peak
Professional Builder Giant 400: Topping Out? Or Just a Pause?
Professional Builder Giant 400: What Happens Next?
Shea Homes San Diego - 2006 NHQ Gold Award Winner
Spotlight on Ellen Knorring: On-Track Mind
To Repair or not to Repair?
Upward Glance
Veridian Homes - 2006 NHQ Gold Award Winner
Your Choice in Cost Control

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March 2006

They Know How to Sell Homes in Denver and Austin
BASF Demonstration Home does Double Duty
Best Laid Plans
Covering your bases
Hostile Customers
How to Outsmart, Not Outspend, Your Competition
Ideal Homes Spins Gold from Local MLS Data
Illuminating Tips
It Takes a Village, Then Another...
NAR Affordability Index Raises Questions
Pardee Rolls Out Hybrid SUVs
Price Negotiation Customers
Putting Options On the Menu
Quality and Versatility Made Simple
Retention Tune-Up
Something's in the Air
Storm-Resistant Roofing
Tech House Meets Green Standards
Temporarily Permanent
The Touchpoint Trap
To Steel or Not to Steel
Wrap up: The 2006 International Builders' Show

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January 2006

Beauty, Brains and Brawn — Today's Kitchens Have it All
Discount Houses
EPA Raises the Bar, Lowers Utility Bills
Going Automated
Group Service
How They Think
Inflating Material Prices
KB and Stewart Form Collaboration
No Man's Land
Reaching Move-Up Buyers
Reading the Tides
Rising Tides
Selling with Extended Deliveries
The Customer Delight Honor Roll
The Next Big Boom
The Test Kitchen
Together for the Common Good
Urban loft living done right
What Makes You So Special?
Why Employee Satisfaction?
Wood vs. Engineered Lumber

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