Big Builder grades the performance of the 13 largest publicly held builders in the...
Private home builders draw on 2011 insights to drive momentum into 2012.
CEO pay deals get right-sized under intense shareholder scrutiny.
As unemployment worries ease, more buyers are at least kicking the tires again.
The builder managed to narrow its quarterly losses.
Meritage's orders shot up by more than a third even as profitability continued to elude the company.
The company moved closer to profitability during the first part of the year.
Despite improvements, the builder has yet to see as large a jump in sales orders as other publicly held builders have reported.
Despite financial losses, the builder posted an impressive increase in home sales.
This special Big Builder supplement takes a look at how the 13 largest public builders fared in 2011; Private builders are beginning to learn how to do more with less; Chief executive compensation in 2011 and more.
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Last year's market share was the highest in a decade for the Builder 100–ranked...
With the final issue of BIG BUILDER, a heartfelt thanks to the home building community.
Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) said Wednesday it has formed a...
Beazer Homes USA, Atlanta (NYSE:BZH) early Monday abruptly announced that Ian J...
The California-based builder logged its biggest sales quarter in nearly four years.
It can mean a new source of revenue, but it also can distract builders from their...
You may know David Fry. He's chief executive of that small to midsized, moderately...
Based on analysis of housing, economic, and demographic data for metro areas nationwide, these markets are showing signs of strength in several key metrics.
Investor purchases are helping to clear out much of the distressed and oversupply of existing housing.
David Weekley Homes reenters the Phoenix market with the acquisition of the bulk of local builder T.W. Lewis' lots. Plus, a look at the markets where the biggest builders' volume and share might not add up to good operating leverage.
The companies have proved to be masters of agility in a down market.
D.R. Horton retained its title as the largest home builder in the country in 2011.
Things were definitely moving in the right direction for multifamily starts last year.
The answer depends on the answer to another question: Is the downturn cyclical or secular?
Mountain House?living proof that it's possible to rebuild the American Dream out of the stuff of nightmares.
Builders retool their communities for an all-out showdown with reality.
Product with flexible floor plans and smaller square footage helps builder compete effectively against foreclosures.
The 17th annual CUSTOM HOME Design Awards received 513 entries in nine categories. Just 24 projects were singled out for accolades. The jury comprised four distinguished custom builders and architects, including Heather Cass, FAIA, Cass & Associates Architects, Washington, D.C.; Jacob S. Goldberg...
"I have never met a member of Congress who isn't pro housing," says Jim Tobin, whom last month the NAHB named as its new senior vice president of government affairs.
I've been thinking more about my blog post from last week on the continued tightness in the mortgage markets and how those constraints have been driving a steady increase in all-cash purchases of homes since 2007. In fact, in February and March 2011, those transactions, as a percentage of all known...
Little more than a week and change remains before the loan limits on mortgages eligible to be purchased by the GSEs or insured by the FHA reset Oct. 1. Despite a clarion call from the NAHB and other industry groups like the NAR to lobby for an extension of the current higher limits, the efforts may...
Last year's market share was the highest in a decade for the Builder 100–ranked companies.
More focus on customers, less focus on opening new markets inform builders' business models today.
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John McManus is an award-winning editorial director for the Residential Construction Group at Hanley Wood in Washington, D.C. In addition to the BUILDER digital, print, and in-person editorial and programming portfolio, the group includes strategic content direction for AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY, CUSTOM HOME, EcoHome, MULTIFAMILY EXECUTIVE, and residential architect.
Standard Pacific released first-quarter earnings post market close last night that beat Wall Street analysts' posted predictions. After a near brush with death in 2008, and life-support from MatlinPatterson's real estate funds, Standard Pacific's strategic, operational, and tactical planning and execution are playing well in what continues to be an adverse market environment in most of its competitive arenas.
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