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Located in Reno, Nev., looking out at Mt. Rose, Montrêux is a privately gated 726-acre community that serves as a golf and nature lover's dream. Throughout the property, the terrain ranges from high desert to rolling meadows to deep forest. The community also includes a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
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| Plans and Projects |
Carving a new niche in a new market with a new type of housing may be the large builder's equivalent of an aircraft carrier's slow turn. But a small, agile builder like Chicago's Tom Drake can often seize opportunities to make diversification look like a breeze. As president of The Drake Group, with revenues of roughly $10 million on 25 mostly-multifamily home closings a year, he has made such ...
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| PATH Report |
An increasing number of homes are built with concrete walls every year — up from 3 percent to more than 16 percent over the past decade, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Concrete walls offer customers greater comfort, lower energy bills, termite and moisture resistance and superior resistance to fire and wind.
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| Learn |
In last month's article, we discussed the process of finding land to develop as well as how to conduct the preliminary investigation and financial analysis. This article will discuss tying up the land, due diligence and financing. Tying Up Land Once you've identified a parcel of land and completed the preliminary investigation, you'll need to tie up the land until you are ready to acquire it.
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| Letter to the Editor |
Something to Talk About I have never written to a magazine or called a radio station to express my opinion; however, after reading Scott Sedam's August 2005 article about advertising, I thought I needed to send kudos to Scott. I have always enjoyed reading Scott's articles in PB and found them to be very informative, thought-provoking and insightful, but never more than this article.
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| Building Science |
In this article, we will look at how to design HVAC and building envelope systems for their optimum use. We'll also evaluate HVAC and building envelope systems to make sure they are performing properly. Building Envelope Performance Testing There are several ways to test the performance of the building envelope.
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| New Home Knowledge |
Does knowing about your competitors really make you a better sales person? Can we rely on the Internet to gather data for our competitive market analysis? Is Internet research alone good enough or do you actually need to visit those communities? Sandy Sakalian, Christopher Arvanities, Suzette Collins and Diane Vanasco sit down with John Rymer to answer these important questions.
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| Lessons Learned |
Last September, I attended Professional Builder's annual Benchmark Conference in New Orleans while Hurricane Ivan bore down upon the city. The newspapers predicted that a direct hit would put the city under as much as 20 feet of water. Hundreds would die from the winds, the storm surge and the devastating longer-term impact of trillions of gallons of raw sewage and industrial waste.
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| The H.R. Dept. |
You've heard the old saying, "you can control the sail, not the wind." I have two words for you that can help ease your stormy recruitment woes... "College Recruitment." You read it correctly — college recruitment. It's not a quick fix, nor is it confined to national or large regional builders.
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| Customer Satisfaction |
I often talk about the importance of developing your own "wow factor" — the one thing that you excel at better than any other builder in your area. In today's competitive market, it takes a "wow factor" to really impress homebuyers and to add value to your relationship. If you really want to make an impact on customers, look for ways to wow them at every point of contact in an unexpected ...
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