Examples of Success in Home Building It's time for some good news. Here are a few examples of home builders who thrive amid an industry in crisis.
Mortgage Check Chances are, you're offering incentives. But are they documented correctly on your mortgage applications? If your processes are wrong, you could be committing mortgage fraud.
Blogging for Business For home builders, blogging can create strong communities and boost customer satisfaction.
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.
Nominations Open for NAHB 50+ Housing Awards The 50+ Housing Awards honor excellence in building, design and marketing of housing for boomers and beyond. Nominations are open now, up to December 5, 2008.
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.
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.
100th Verifier Accredited for National Green Building Certification Those trained by the NAHB Research Center are authorized to conduct inspections to verify whether a home meets the national certification criteria based on the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines.
How to Get the Survey Right Avid Ratings Co. CEO Paul Cardis offers tips for hiring a survey company that uses noninvasive tactics to generate meaningful homebuyer feedback.