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    Housing Giants

    Builder Rankings by Revenue: 2023 Housing Giants List

    June 23, 2023
    Rising interest rates, skyrocketing home prices, and talk of an impending economic recession all affected home builders in 2022. | Illustration: Julia Allum
    Rising interest rates, skyrocketing home prices, and talk of an impending economic recession all affected home builders in 2022. | Illustration: Julia Allum
    Housing Giants

    Holding Back the Headwinds

    June 23, 2023
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    As more home builders look to alternative production solutions such as modular and full-scale panelization to combat a chronic skilled labor shortage, volatile materials prices, and an increase in the overall cost to build, the level of design detail and collaboration with providers for new homes is paramount in achieving the benefits of industrialized construction.
    Housing Giants

    Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site

    June 22, 2023
    We can all learn something about industry disruption from The Amherst Group's Rich Rodriguez. | Image: Dilok / stock.adobe.com
    We Can All Learn Something About Industry Disruption From The Amherst Group's Rich Rodriguez | Image: Dilok / Stock adobe
    Home

    So You Want to Be a Disrupter in Housing?

    June 13, 2023
    NAHB has created resources aimed at helping home builders and homebuyers better understand local land-use policy and its effects on housing affordability. | Image: Francesco Scatena / stock.adobe.com
    Nahb Has Created Resources Aimed At Helping Home Builders And Homebuyers Better Understand Local Land Use Policy And Its Effects On Housing Affordability | Image: Francesco Scatena / Stock adobe
    NAHB

    NAHB Develops Land Use Resources for Home Builders and Buyers

    June 5, 2023

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    The home building industry will need almost 2.2 million new hires over the next three years to keep pace with growth and attrition. | Image: GooMmnutt / stock.adobe.com
    The Home Building Industry Will Need Almost 2 2 Million New Hires Over The Next Three Years To Keep Pace With Growth And Attrition | Image: Goo Mmnutt / Stock adobe
    NAHB

    Construction Workforce Development Gets New Funding Boost

    NAHB Housing Policy Briefing: Three organizations step up with major funding for training workers in the skilled trades; data shows uptick in March new-home sales
    June 5, 2023
    Leveraging customer experience in an employee recognition program can lead to more positive feedback and better business results. | Image: AJay/ stock.adobe.com
    Leveraging Customer Experience In An Employee Recognition Program Can Lead To More Positive Feedback And Better Business Results | Image: A Jay/ Stock adobe
    Sales + Marketing

    6 Keys to a Recognition Program That Improves the Customer Experience

    Follow these steps to create and implement a program that rewards your superstars and boosts your CX scores and referrals
    June 4, 2023
    The forward-thinking municipal leadership of Windsor, Colo., enabled Brightland Homes to build its Bounty series of attainable carriage houses in the RainDance master planned community. | Photo: Eric Lucero
    The forward-thinking municipal leadership of Windsor, Colo., enabled Brightland Homes to build its Bounty series of attainable carriage houses in the RainDance master planned community. | Photo: Eric Lucero
    Design

    Attainable Housing Options: Rethinking the Starter Home

    Three rapidly emerging design and development trends are helping to make housing more attainable without sacrificing style or convenience
    June 4, 2023
    The most notable evolution is in building processes, not in products and systems. | Image: Bits and Splits / stock.adobe.com
    The Most Notable Evolution Is In Building Processes, Not In Products And Systems | Image: Bits And Splits / Stock adobe
    Business Management

    Business Management: Then vs. Now

    How much has the home building industry changed in the last half-century? Here’s a look at 12 home building operating practices and how they’ve evolved
    June 4, 2023
    Controlling your data creates information that improves agility and helps you learn, discover, and propagate best practices in your business. | Image: Nuthawat / stock.adobe.com
    Controlling Your Data Creates Information That Improves Agility And Helps You Learn, Discover, And Propagate Best Practices In Your Business | Image: Nuthawat / Stock adobe
    Leadership

    Is Your Home Building Business Set Up for Agility?

    Why developing an agility-based mindset is critical to effectively manage today’s home building challenges. Part 2 of a series
    June 3, 2023
    The kitchen in DTJ Design's Westerly Premier Collection, Plan 6150 includes a back kitchen to hide culinary messes. Scroll down to see more photos of the project and other kitchen design ideas.
    The Kitchen In Dtj Design's Westerly Premier Collection, Plan 6150 Includes A Back Kitchen To Hide Culinary Messes Scroll Down To See More Photos Of The Project And Other Kitchen Design Ideas
    Design

    Fresh Design Ideas for Open-Plan Kitchens and Living Spaces

    Pro Builder's House Review team offers ways home builders can update and improve the design of open-plan kitchen, dining, living spaces
    June 3, 2023
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    According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2 million construction workers are exposed to silica dust
    Quality Matters

    Don’t Cut Corners on Construction Jobsite Safety

    Construction jobsite safety starts with requiring your crews to use personal protective equipment to mitigate injuries
    June 3, 2023
    The Desert Comfort Idea Home, including a detached casita, achieves net-zero energy use, indoor comfort and health, and resilience in a harsh desert climate. | Photo: Alex LaLiberte
    The Desert Comfort Idea Home, including a detached casita, achieves net-zero energy use, indoor comfort and health, and resilience in a harsh desert climate. | Photo: Alex LaLiberte
    Design

    The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

    A challenging environment, ambitious building-performance goals, and modern aesthetics come together in a stunning, net zero custom home in Arizona's Sonoran Desert
    June 2, 2023
    Arx employs artificial intelligence to locate, evaluate, and underwrite potential building projects within seconds to speed acquisition and development. | Image: killykoon / stock.adobe.com
    Arx Employs Artificial Intelligence To Locate, Evaluate, And Underwrite Potential Building Projects Within Seconds To Speed Acquisition And Development | Image: Killykoon / Stock adobe
    Q+A

    Arx City’s Approach to Underwriting Deals With AI

    Born out of frustration with time-consuming, inefficient deal sourcing, Tomas Garcia started Arx City with his brother to speed the underwriting process and increase housing inventory...
    June 1, 2023
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    Scroll Down For A Roundup Of The Latest Smart Tech Products, Including Legrand's Smart Lighting With Netatmo Solutions, Shown Above
    Products

    Smart Tech and Automation Products for a Fully Integrated Home

    The latest in smart tech products aim to make homes safer, more comfortable, and more convenient
    May 30, 2023