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John Rymer offers a list of 2008 dos and don’ts to get the homebuilding sales follow-up right.
A community developer is using a mix of targeted advertising, direct mail, group presentations and guided tours to promote a green live/work project in northern California.
Matt Belcher, president and founder of Belcher Homes, offers his home page to be critiqued by a panel of marketing experts.
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| Design It |
Buena Vista, Colo. is home to a new 400-home New Urbanist community called South Main.
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| Number Crunch |
What do 50,000 beer cans and home building have in common? Read on to find out.
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In these dark times, the rental market shows that not everyone is down.
Manufactured housing sees a glimmer of hope despite the site-built downturn.
The only consensus on what housing's next decade will look like after the boom and bust 2000s is that it will be different from the past
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| Sell It |
These five metro areas show signs of a quicker recovery and good long-term growth.
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| Design It |
Four homebuilders share their experiences with single-family infill projects.
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| Run It |
Through Hope International, U.S. homebuilders build and sell homes with donated or discounted materials and labor, and the proceeds go toward loans that make a huge impact on quality of life.
Chuck Shinn's tips on how to detect that the turnaround is coming.
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| Design It |
Homebuilder Chip Vaughan worked closely with planning officials and residents of Rose Valley, Pa., to ensure that his new community, Traymore, reflected the town’s legacy as an Arts and Crafts enclave.
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| Run It |
Avid Ratings Co. CEO Paul Cardis offers tips for hiring a survey company that uses noninvasive tactics to generate meaningful homebuyer feedback.
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| Perspective |
Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh calls out the speculators.
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| Run It |
Professional Builder unveils 2008’s Giant 400.
Impairments are no good for any builder, public or private.
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