Consulting Alliance Offers Builders and Developers a Spectrum of Services

Eight housing professionals with different areas of expertise band together to serve builders increasingly reliant on outsourcing in the downturn.

Eight housing professionals with different areas of expertise band together to serve builders increasingly reliant on outsourcing in the downturn.

 

Consultants

  • Former Builder Eases Into Island Time

    Arizona's Artisan Homes founder Eric Brown is taking over a restaurant in St. Maarten.

     
  • How To Evaluate Your Land's Value

    Current market conditions make knowing your land's true value both essential and difficult.

     
  • Lakewood Homes Offers Consulting Services to Builders and Banks

    The Chicago-area builder thinks it can lend a hand to banks with distressed properties and smaller builders that are going through their first downturn.

     
  • Change Agents

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    Stock Options

    It's a rainy Saturday in February, and home buyers Lisa and Chuck Brousseau have an appointment at Creative Touch Interiors (CTI), in Landover, Md., to select the hardwood and vinyl flooring, carpeting, padding, and window coverings for their new 4,700-square-foot home. The task doesn't seem...

     
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    Digital Outhouse

    A Phoenix outsourcer takes a rough conceptual from the architect, develops a final 3-D color rendering for a planning board presentation, and prints marketing materials -- for less.

     
  • Intelligence Report

    By far, the technology person who can have the most impact on your company is the product-specific consultant who manages a back-office deployment.

     
  • Get Tech Ready!

    Technology consultants who talk only about the features and benefits of their products miss the point. Innovative technology is important, but a project can succeed only if the company is ready to make some changes. Here's how you can prepare for new technology.

     
  • Adrenaline Rush

    A maverick management consultant suggests that by simulating a company turnaround when times are good, you can create unexpected profit centers.

     
  • Just Ask

    BizMat (www.bizmat.com) provides advice to contractors, remodelers, and others in the construction industry. Geared toward small businesses to companies with $50 million in sales, BizMat offers tips and strategies on profitability, human resource issues, and customer satisfaction. BizMat is worth...