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	December 2008 "The last great place" brings outdoor-Colorado lifestyle to Highlands Ranch 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 it 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 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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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? Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents
	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 Table of Contents

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