Survey Finds Sales Teams Weak on Follow-Ups Despite a tough market, some home builders and their sales teams aren’t being nearly aggressive enough to reel in potential buyers, say the results from a Denver-area survey.
J.D. Power Releases 2008 Customer Satisfaction Results Overall customer satisfaction with home builders improves significantly in 2008, despite daunting economic challenges and surplus inventory levels in the industry.
David Drees Sees Big Payoff for Builders Who Survive David Drees, president of Ft. Mitchell, Ky.-based The Drees Co., believes those that survive the current housing crash will have the opportunity to grow fast before new competitors and a recovering industry catch up.
The Case to Accommodate the Latino Market Latinos value homeownership, and their population is only going up. Have you positioned your company to use this opportunity?
Going Forward, It’s All About Market Share for Homebuilders While increasing revenues and profits are the gold standard in measuring business success, depressed home sales means that builders need to look at new metrics of performance. In addition to revenue, customer satisfaction and profitability, builders need to pay closer attention to market share.
Professional Builder’s 2008 Best Workplaces This year we chose six home builders that, in spite of the glum housing market, found a way to keep employees happy and ready to do whatever it takes to keep their companies going.