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December 2008

10-Second Tip: Web Sites
Chicken and Egg
Creative Ways Home Builders Can Nail the Sale
Design Tip: Ceiling Treatments
Exterior Products
Green Lawsuits: What They Could Mean for Home Builders
Interior Products
Kitchen/Bath/Lighting Products
Legacy Communities: Professional Builder's 2009 Builder of the Year
Mechanical/Electrical Products
Number Crunch: Special Bailout Edition
Outdoor Lifestyle Highlights Highlands Ranch Community
Products: Fireplaces
Products: Lighting and Electrical
Realtors Go Green
Software Products
Structural/Tools Products
We Won't Lose a Sale Over Value
What Do We Do Now?
When Less Means More
Windows & Doors

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November 2008

2008 Avid Award Winners
2008 Avid Awards: Blandford Homes
2008 Avid Awards: Gerstad Builders
2008 Avid Awards: Lakewood Homes
2008 Avid Awards: Van Metre Companies
Calif. Impact Fee Legislation Reduces Home Builder Cash Outlays
Develop Land Or Buy Lots? Home Builders Face Dilemma
How Bad? How Long?
Measure Your Listening Skills
Number Crunch: State of the Housing Industry
Prime Infill Property
ProBuilder Product Report: Hand & Power Tools
ProBuilder Product Report: Kitchen Appliances
Web site helps home builders save money on green products

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October 2008

Austin’s New Urban Village
Blogging for Business
Home builders, Get on the Road to Fair-Share Pricing
NHQ 2009: K. Hovnanian – Northern California is all about Employee Satisfaction
NHQ 2009: K. Hovnanian’s Virginia division has cultivated trades who love them
Number Crunch: October 2008
Online Communities Specifically Help Builder-to-Homeowner Communication
ProBuilder Product Report: Exterior Doors
ProBuilder Product Report: Millwork & Molding
Survey Finds Sales Teams Weak on Follow-Ups
T.W. Lewis Earns Gold National Housing Quality Award for 2009
The Secrets of Home Sales All-Stars
True to the Core

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September 2008

5 Great Green Building Examples
Analysis of results from Professional Builder’s 2008 Green Building Survey
Are Your Newly Hired Sales Agents Really Ready to Sell Your Homes?
Great Green: Green Builders Lives Up to Its Name
Great Green: ICFs Seal this Home for Energy Efficiency
Great Green: Prefab-ulous Green
Great Green: Project Proves Net-Zero is Attainable
Great Green: The Hot Seller in Silicon Valley
Green design and construction lead the way to customer delight
Green Science
Homebuilders, It's Time to Turn Your Business Around
Number Crunch: September 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Green Products
ProBuilder Product Report: HVAC
ProBuilder Product Report: New Products
Small Sells: Homes on Micro-lots Prove that Size Doesn't Matter
The High-Performance Home Pitch
The Sun Shines on Solar

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August 2008

California Courtyard Home Brings Buyers Back Into Market
Going Forward, It’s All About Market Share for Homebuilders
Home auctions rid homebuilders of inventory fast
Homebuilders’ Traditional Sales Methods Need Retooling
Homebuilders, learn to sell your services
How to Make the Most of a Narrow Corner Lot
Number Crunch: August 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Countertops & Surfaces
ProBuilder Product Report: Paints, Caulks & Sealants
Professional Builder’s 2008 Best Workplaces
Total Quality Revisited
Your Homebuilding Business During a Downturn

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July 2008

10 keys to a more streamlined homebuilding company
2 Ways Homebuilders Can Bust Termites
A Grassroots Charge
Number Crunch: July 2008
Presenting the 50+ Housing Awards of 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Business Solutions
ProBuilder Product Report: Home Technology
Retool your sales process to meet tougher mortgage guidelines
Rid Your Homebuilding Company of Profit Killers!
Tapping an Overlooked Homebuying Market: Single Women
Why It Pays for Homebuilders to Work With Their Toughest Customers

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June 2008

100 Best New Products 2008: Doors
100 Best New Products 2008: Exteriors
100 Best New Products 2008: Interiors
100 Best New Products 2008: Paints, Caulks & Sealants
100 Best New Products 2008: Structural, Insulation & Housewrap
100 Best New Products 2008: Construction Equipment & Tools
100 Best New Products 2008: Millwork & Molding
100 Best New Products 2008: Software
100 Best New Products 2008: Windows
100 Best New Products 2008: Mechanical & Electrical
Here are the 100 Best New Products

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May 2008

5 Markets to Watch
Belcher Homes’ Home Page Gets A Critique
Colorado Town Catches New Urbanist Wave
Giant 400: Land, Impairments Dog Public Home Builders
Giant 400: Rental Apartments Poised For Liftoff
Giant 400: Sun Cuts Clouds Over Manufactured Housing
Giant 400: Where Are We Heading?
Greed Steps Back In
Green Live/Work Units Sell Slowly But Surely
Homebuilder’s foundation uses micro loans to empower poor abroad
How to Get the Survey Right
Keep your eye on the data
Modify your sales follow-up to close homebuyers
New Community Celebrates Area’s Arts and Crafts Heritage
Number Crunch: May 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Insulation & Housewrap
ProBuilder Product Report: Roofing & Siding
Sound Retreat for this Year’s Giant 400
Ugly urban land? Think single-family homes

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April 2008

Architectural Diversity Adds Character to TND Community
Brad Pitt and celebrities join the housing industry
Cost-Effective Solutions for a Beautiful, Affordable Home
Head in the Media Sand
Homebuilder stages tour to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Association
Homebuilders can build an affordable green home
Homebuilders: Stop Selling Homes on Contingency Contracts
How homebuilders can improve negotiations with home buyers
Improve homebuilder brand equity for long-term success
Kitchen and Bath product manufacturers selected for Professional Builder Best in Class survey
Mistakes to avoid when running a homebuilding company
Number Crunch: April 2008
One homebuilding executive’s favorite 5
ProBuilder Product Report: Bath Fixtures
ProBuilder Product Report: Kitchen Fixtures
Should homebuilders blog?
Use the downturn to become a star homebuilding employee

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March 2008

2008 National Sales and Marketing Award Winners
2008 Nationals: A Production Home Customized to the Nth Degree
2008 Nationals: A Small Space Magnified By Design
2008 Nationals: Achieving the Heights of Luxury
2008 Nationals: East Coast Dresses West Coast for Success
2008 Nationals: Gold Winners Not Featured
2008 Nationals: Icon at Playa Vista, 90094
2008 Nationals: Making the Basic Box Beautiful
2008 Nationals: Rustic Charm Goes Contemporary
2008 Nationals: Striking in Black and White
2008 Nationals: The Industry Fights Back
2008 Nationals: The Judges
2008 Nationals: Thinking Inside The Box
2008 Nationals: Veer Off the Path to Success
2008 Nationals: You Never Get a Second Chance To Make A First Impression
A New Future
Anatomy of a Best Practice
Are real-estate agent incentives really a homebuilder’s best bet?
Homebuilders Can Benefit From Guerrilla Marketing
How homebuilders can build a green home for less
How to develop successful homeowner associations
Number Crunch: March 2008
Point/Counterpoint: Are Model Homes Necessary?
ProBuilder Product Report: Decking & Patio
ProBuilder Product Report: Windows & Skylights
The election and homebuilding
Will High-Priced Homes Lead A Housing Recovery?

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February 2008

10 Landmines to avoid in loan documents
2007 Best in American Living Awards
Automation Helps Homebuilders Sell Smart
Brownfield Activity on the Rise
Down Housing Market Gives Opportunity to Roll Back Residential Impact Fees
Get Your Green Credentials Here
Green Building Programs More About Bias than Science, Expert Argues
Homebuilder faces organization head on
Homebuilders: Determine emotional quotient – EQ – skills in the interview
How Homebuilders can Attract First-Time Homebuyers
Is it time for the home building community to build sustainable houses?
Latino Californians struggle with homeownership, study reveals
Number Crunch: February 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Cabinets
ProBuilder Product Report: Hardware
ProBuilder Product Report: New Products
Total Home Audio for non-Geeks
What homebuilders can get from PATH’s ‘Residential Structural Design Guide’
Who are these entry-level buyers?
Why homebuilders should know their customers’ values

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January 2008

5 Common Construction Mistakes
Build rapport to earn customer’s sale
Builders Pit LEED-H Against NAHB Green in One-On-One Debate
Building housing around light rail
Discussing the contingency objection and your options
Edenglen’s opening signifies big changes for Ontario, California
Five things you didn't know about Reed Construction Dashboard
Homebuilder’s advice: Stick to Your Niche (Better Builder)
Homebuilders’ research can lead to surprises at the sales office
Ignore the mainstream media, just sell homes
Marketing experts offer homebuilder ad critique
Number Crunch: January 2008
ProBuilder Product Report: Flooring
ProBuilder Product Report: New Products
ProBuilder Product Report: Structural
Renew and Invigorate
Show Village 2008: A City Within A Village
The Housing Affordability Crisis: How builders can address the problem
Top policy agenda items for the housing industry in 2008
Use workplace conversation – not personal conversation – to build rapport with your employees
Using a customer loyalty metric to your advantage
Why builders should just say yes to drug testing

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