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Builders small and large are racking up awesome revenue gains. Check out our list of hotshots to see who's put the sales pedal to the metal. There's nothing more exciting […]

Brownfields offer unprecedented opportunities for builders, thanks to changes lowering redevelopment barriers and risk. Just a mile from downtown Pittsburgh sat an abandoned rendering plant. Trains hauling hogs and cattle […]

The top five single-family builders in the top 50 markets blaze their way through another stellar housing year. When you're hot, you're hot, and the top 50 markets in 1997 […]

You could almost hear the sound of records being broken last year. No fewer than 13 companies - mostly industry veterans - laid claim to record sales or closings, or […]

If you've stayed out of the line of fire in the military housing battle, you may want to reassess your position. New regulations have made the market a much better […]

Winners of the 17th annual Builder's Choice Design and Planning Awards exemplify good design, social consciousness, and market durability. The 1997 Builder's Choice winners set a national standard for excellence […]

The 1996 Gold Nugget Awards honor the best design and planning in the western United States and the Pacific Rim. The West is hot, and we have the 1996 Gold […]

How much business do referrals generate? What percentage of your sales should go to marketing? While statistics may vary, NRS Consumer Research of Madison, Wis., offers its take on these […]

Remember Herman and Julie Jefferson, the couple BUILDER featured in its July 1999 special report on affordable housing? In their 70s, they've finally been able to buy their first home. […]

Semi custom plans at affordable prices have young families snapping up five homes a month at Clements Mill. WITH 10 FLOOR PLANS, UNLIMITED CUSTOM options at affordable prices, and a […]

1. Springfield, Ill. 2. Muncie, Ind. 3. Rockford, Ill. 4. Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, Iowa 5. Utica/Rome, N.Y. 6. Wilmington/Newark, Del. 7. Mansfield, Ohio 8. Tallahassee, Fla. 9. Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis. 10. […]

Flanked by an intracoastal waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, Harbour Village attracts buyers who want a home for their boat, too. SINCE HARBOUR VILLAGE IN Ponce Inlet, Fla., opened its […]

The combination of Texas bill country charm and California flair tucked inside a lucrative location has made Mandolin Village a hot property A DOZEN BUILDERS COMPETED WITH RYLAND HOMES for […]

Seiders says now is the time for builders to use housing's investment power as a selling tool with prospective buyers. THE STRONG DEMAND FOR SINGLE-family homes has pulled house prices […]

Drueding Center transitions homeless women back into society. FOUNDED IN 1987 BY BERNARD DRUEDING III and Bernard Drueding Jr., the Drueding Center for Homeless Women/Project Rainbow provides homeless women and […]

In 1999's third quarter, Springfield, Ill., landed at the No.1 spot on the NAHB's Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), a listing of the nation's most affordable housing markets. Families earning the […]

1. San Francisco 2. Santa Cruz/Watsonville, Calif. 3. Eugene/Springfield, Ore. 4. Santa Rosa, Calif. 5. San Jose, Calif. 6. Salinas, Calif. 7. San Luis Obispo/Atascadero/Paso Rabies, Calif. 8. Lowell, Mass. […]

To improve the housing industry 's image, Robert Mitchell urges builders to tell the public about their community service activities. HOME BUILDERS AND INDUSTRY professionals care about their communities and […]

Those small, spry salamanders seem to be stirring up more controversy than political debates. Recently, the Austin-based Texas Capitol Area Builders Association filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and […]

Distinguishing small land areas from large ones--rather than categorizing by regions--gives the industry a clearer picture of which cities can absorb new housing. IN THE CHARTS BELOW AND AT RIGHT, […]

Organizations' "smart growth" definitions agree on little--with one exception: Define it as ambiguously as possible. Here's a sampling: "PLANNING OUR COMMUNITIES SO THAT OUR streets will be safer, our neighborhoods […]

Saratoga Circle is the second neo-traditional community to open in Michigan. THE $400,000 PRICE TAGS OF MICHIGAN'S FIRST neo-traditional community exceeded the price ceiling of the area's average buyer. So […]

Scaletta Development sold 8I homes in just six months to one of the most finicky markets-active adults. A VENBURY LAKES HAS WHAT NORTHERN OHIO'S 5o-somethings want--prairie-style homes with spacious kitchens […]

Greater Grand Rapids HBA builds shelters for abused children. ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN KENT County Mich., now have refuge and shelter thanks to contributions from the Greater Grand Rapids […]

Donald J. Scholz, named one of BUILDER's 100 most influential people of the 20th century (January 1999), died on September 11 at the age of 80. Scholz established Toledo, Ohio-based […]

Richard and Audrey Mandell built a home that doubles as a model for their clients to get design ideas and as a refuge for the couple to relax in after […]

Oakland, Calif. Barbed wire curls around the top of a 12-foot-high fence surrounding a plain and uninviting white building - a church. Airplanes, setting their sites on a safe landing […]

For all the hand wringing about how the economy would hold up, 1998 was a very good year for the average home builder. For the nation's largest builders, it was […]

These home builders stole the show in the biggest venues nationwide. In fact, the top five single-family builders in the top 50 markets increased their unit volume-by 4.0 percent in […]

Richard and Audrey Mandell built a home that doubles as a model for their clients to get design ideas and as a refuge for the couple to relax in after […]

Scott Buescher believes family is what turns a house into a home. His favorite feature of his home is the swimming pool/outdoor kitchen because that's where his family has the […]