Learning from the past and planning for the future. As we move toward 2012 we have a wonderful opportunity to evaluate what happened this past year,…

Most small to mid size builders today have found themselves without any internal professional Human Resource function. Either that function was a…

December is often the time of year that many home building companies finalize their 2012 goals and budgets.   Management meticulously reviews past…

Greening your marketing plan requires a different thought process and action plan than what you might expect.  In the upcoming months, I will be…

Designing a new elevation series is a lot of fun. It is an opportunity to define your brand and create homes that will speak to buyers emotionally.…

One of the requirements in Lean Operations is harnessing the “Voice of the Process.” Your processes can teach you so much and hence save you a lot of…

So apparently there is something Republicans and Democrats can agree on: the housing industry is an easy target. The latest proposal from both Senate…

A new study (by Yahoo Real Estate, Dec 9th 2011) finds that the American Dream is still to own a home and the top issue for that dream is that it is…

Quality, criteria and requirements apply everywhere even when considering tablets, hardware and software. Overall requirements to consider: ACCESS Wi…

When we look into our car’s rearview mirror we see where we have been, as well as the distant horizon; the vanishing point of times past.  In the…