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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Where's a Nexer to Go?
Many in the seniors housing industry thought it only logical that, as the baby boomers aged and the children left home, their next move would be to active adult communities. There was much ado about those communities gearing up for the retiring droves ...
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A Growth Story
Imagine the jolt Bradenton, Fla.-based builder Lee Wetherington, president and CEO of Lee Wetherington Homes, got recently when he walked into his 2,500-square-foot design center and found all four of his design tables occupied and a fifth couple sitti...
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Have It Your Way
Design centers sprout like mushrooms as GIANT production builders go into retailing options and upgrades for big, big money.
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Manage Supply With Demand
Our advice: Let your consumers tell you where to buy land and what to build on it, and avoid the outskirts where new home competition is significant.
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Retailer, Builders Partner for Showcase
High-end furniture retailer Robb & Stucky recently partnered with 25 high-end home builders in South Florida for its first Luxury Property Showcase.
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Training Pays
Asset management must include investing in your most precious resource - your company's talent.
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Tough Times to Continue in Dallas-Fort Worth
This month, we feature two dramatically different markets with almost identical home prices, Dallas-Fort Worth and Jacksonville, Fla. The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market is struggling with low demand and high supply, while demand and supply continue t...
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Urban Housing Buyers: Hivers, Not Cocooners
In-town housing excites builders and buyers alike, but recent research on this growing niche suggests that the former has a lot to learn about the latter to create successful communities and housing.
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Documenting HVAC Design Changes
IBACOS has been working with specific Pulte Homes divisions to improve their HVAC designs and how they generate and implement these designs.
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Growing Your Top and Bottom Lines
Building a high-performance house involves not only your construction practices but also the operation and philosophy of your company.