Creating Healthy Living Spaces
Incorporating elements of wellness will improve your relationship with homebuyers through design By WENDY YATES Nowadays more than ever it
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In this issue
Developing Large-Scale Sustainability
Multifamily developments, urban high-rise communities, and more are setting a new standard of sustainability By JASON WILLS Last year introduced
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The B&D Interview: Carmel Ford, Economist, National Association of Home Builders
NAHB Economist Carmel Ford shares her insight into consumer preferences based on NAHB surveys and analysis Builder and Developer: What
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Building Up To Code
Working out the details of California’s solar mandate in common interest developments By VEENA BEGLINGER AND PAUL DUBRASICH Normalizing the
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Multifamily and the Customer Experience
Four ways the apartment industry can shift focus from properties to people By Mike Gomes The apartment industry has traditionally
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Key Components to Long-Lasting Customer Satisfaction
Offering residents wellness-oriented designs creates sales with lasting gratification By Bill Ramsey In the book, The Philosophy of Sustainable Design,
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4 Customer Service Tips for Homebuilders
Being present and attentive to your buyers’ needs every step of the way is key By Morgan Knapp Customer service
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Digital Marketing to Enhance Customer Service
Grow your homebuilding business — and display your positive customer experience — with online reviews and testimonials By Danielle Russell
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Building Homes for Renters
Is the build-to-rent market the future of American housing? By DAVID HOWARD Over the past several years, build-to-rent has become
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Can Customer Service be Fully Automated?
Artificial intelligence just needs time to learn By BARBARA SCHMIDT Remember when you had to wait to call into any
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Design Heightens Residents’ Customer Experience
Design can be used to sell homes and fill apartments with greater success — all while building up the customer
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2020 International Builders’ Show in Review
“Best of IBS” winners honor clever products By PATRICK DUFFY About a decade ago, the International Builders’ Show was smaller,
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Customers Seek Quality at Every Corner
A good builder knows that customer satisfaction starts long before the sales process even begins By Zack Johnston Homebuilding is
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Enphase Energy and Petersen-Dean Partner to Deliver Solar Solutions for New Homes
This partnership will deliver smart, new energy solutions for homebuilding professionals By Christine Rombouts Enphase Energy, Inc. (NAS- DAQ:ENPH), a
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The B&D Interview: Dean Mon, Chairman, National Association of Home Builders
Builder and Developer: Congratulations on being the 2020 chair of NAHB! You are also the first chairman of Hispanic descent.
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Combating the Labor Shortage & Making Sales
How virtual reality training and this type of technology benefits the building industry at large by combatting the labor shortage
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Structural Design for Today’s Homes
Builders should embrace new engineering practices to improve product offerings — and curb appeal By Wayne Thompson I have been
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Developing for “Hipsturbia”
Newland is capitalizing on this trend to maximize the market and appeal to homebuyers By Hunter Matthews With the launch
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Engaging Homebuyers With Technology
Self-service technology tools that deliver retail-like convenience and control to home- buyers will continue to grow in popularity By ZOE
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Empowering Women in Building
More builders are working to empower women in the construction industry in the year ahead By ILEANA HOLGUIN McCarthy Building
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Building in California vs. Texas
These two states are seeing high rates of new construction, but how do they differ? By Julia Edinger For big
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Customization is the Key to Selling
Customization is what motivates buyers to choose a house—and make it their home\ By Tommy Beadel It was was Albert
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5 Exterior Residential Design Principles for Project Success
Today, curb appeal applies to every square inch of a dwelling’s exterior By MARY COOK What does interior design have
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Wooing Homebuyers With Exterior Design
Market to future residents early by catching their eye with curb appeal By Darla Dillon First impressions influence how we
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Emerging Trends in Real Estate
Future uncertainty meets mostly sound fundamentals By PATRICK DUFFY As they have for the past 41 years, the Urban Land
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Taking Stock of What Matters
New housing data shows positive signs, but where does the industry go from here to address a changing market? By
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TRI Pointe Group Builds on a Decade of Success
The Builder of the Year winner has spent a decade cultivating success and will do the same in 2020 By
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The B&D Interview: Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics
Christopher Thornberg shares his economic insight for the year ahead Builder and Developer Magazine: What overall trends do you expect
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2020 Trends and Projections
Looking back at our design projections. Did our dreams come true? By Barbara Schmidt A lot has been happening in
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Making Best Practice Common Practice in 2020
Passive House design strategies are in high demand across the nation By NATALIE LEONARD Modern residential construction is governed by
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2020 Outlook: Top Cities to Build In
This is the common thread among the top 10 cities for entry-level new home construction By ODETA KUSHI The dominant
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