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June 1999


Articles

Doing Good is Good Business

Goodwill efforts aren't money makers, but they reinforce the image of the home builder, and often general valuable press coverage as well.

Don't Fence Me In

It can sometimes be difficult to give surburban home buyers the sense they are living in the open country -- especially when they want thebest of city life nearby.

Fine-Tuning Sarasota

Sometimes, fine-tuning is all that's necessary to turn a good model presentationinto a great one.

Fruitful Vineyards

When every home in your development has a view of either the community park, the surrounding desert mountain or the city lights of Las Vegas, you may expect brisk sales.

Housing as Fashion

Houses are a lot like fashion.

Learn More About It

The following sources offer more information about sustainable land planning and green building

More Builders Use Health House to Improve Air

In a typical house, the quality of indoor air can be up to ten times worse than the air outdoors.

Morrison Shoots for Record Referrals

Morrision Homes is going for a new record in referral sales.

Neotraditional Success

Read as much into this as you want, but don't ignore it: Neotraditonal neighborhoods are not just a fad anymore.

One on One -- Michael T. Rose

Maryland builder/developer emphasizes the land-planning part of green building and has formed the Earth Society to teach others.

Orange Shoals Houses People and Wildlife

When developer Chaunkee Venable began designing Orange Shoals, he approached the land in a manner distinctly different than the developers of typical , maximum density subdivisions.

Power Shoppers Practice Patience at Sausalito

It's hard to believe that home buyers would camp out in front of model homes for a chance to purchase production homes priced at $1 million or more.

Re-Imaging the Future

This is a tale of the lessons learned from four communities: the quarter century old Village Homes in Tucson, Ariz.; the grand plans of Coffee Creek Center in Chesterton, Ind., and the urban infill Village in Armory Park, also in Tucson.

Rustling Up Sales at Cinco Ranch

David Weekley Homes has been enjoying greart success at Cinco Ranch outside Houston since they began building in the planned community; mainly because they havethe relocation market figured out pretty well.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

A warranty service company in San Francisco guarantees home service work 100%--no questions asked.

Style Sells

No on knows for sure why the luxury home market in Florida is on such a binge.

The McDonough Philosophy

Architect William McDonough, the Man Time magazine recently selected as one of its Heroes for the planet, has a lofty goal--to balance ecology, equity and economy in all that he creates.

Trend Setters -- Selling Community

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Variety is the Spice of Life Forms

Someone said that sameness is the mother of disgust, and variety is the cure.
 

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