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Cost-Saving Ideas

Builders Are Missing Out on Money-Saving Opportunities

Hidden source for saving additional dollars can be found in waste in product and process.
In Desperate Times, Four Companies Change Their Personalities

Process improvements and different products are what three builders and one developer hope will lead them into the next recovery.
Meritage Homes Boosts Sales With Smaller, More Affordable Homes

Builder returns to its "sweet spot" with floor plans from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet.

Tech Tools: March 2007

- Builders and designers relying on Chief Architect to help sell upgrades in kitchens and other parts of the house. - Sage Software to...
Supply Chain Progress

During the rise of the internet era in the late 1990s, while the automotive, aerospace, and most other industries moved forward with B2B...
Good Planning

One positive aspect of the housing slowdown is that home builders now have the time to evaluate and ultimately deploy technology that can...