Leadership
Leadership
A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on leadership for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Announces Forthcoming Resignation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge has said that she intends to leave office later this month
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Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
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Why Start a Custom Building Business?
In this Taking Care of Business segment, expert coach and trainer Scott Beebe joins our host Duane Johns to talk about where custom builders could be getting off on the wrong foot
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3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
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Increase Your Market Knowledge
Understand and monitor housing market conditions to decide where to allocate resources and expand your business.
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Money Matters to the Well-Heeled
Metrocities Mortgage has formed a real estate division dedicated to luxury home buyers' specific needs.
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The Art of Negotiation - Negotiation Strategies for the Builder
When Stephen Shaw, president of Shaw Built Homes, a small-tract builder in Boonton, N.J., received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem....
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Attorneys Can Bring Order From Chaos
Phoenix attorney Kevin O'Malley's experience with builders led him to prepare a checklist that lets a builder know which items to keep in a job folder and retained in case of a dispute.
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Which Attorney Is Right for You?
Is your current attorney competent for your needs, and how would you know if he or she wasn't?
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Exit Strategies
Even if retirement is not on your near-term horizon, planning for your and your family's future should be an integral component of your life's work.
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Defending What Is Yours
In an increasingly competitive industry intellectual property insurance might provide a much-needed insulator.
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Getting Business From an Architect
For builders who have considered working at the highest end of the luxury home business, working with an architect is probably a necessity.
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Defending What Is Yours
In an increasingly competitive industry intellectual property insurance might provide a much-needed insulator.
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Home Plans Made Simple
Drummond Designs is using new computer technology to simplify custom home plans.