Elevation still golden, but the interiors are stale? Consider a plan makeover within the confines of the existing footprint.
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Architect James Wentling offers suggestions for outfitting your homes to fit the new marketplace, ensuring buyers get everything they want at a price they can afford.
Man-made stone, ersatz metal handrails, and plastic trim were never good enough for the high-end homes built by Wardell Builders’ Ken Underhill, until now.
A tighter plan with more value-added spaces can win buyers in a down market.
American Village Builders boost sales by redesigning floor plans.
Cottage style holds undeniable appeal for home buyers while dovetailing nicely with the less-is-more movement. These plans deliver thoughtful details and open layouts.
Need a floor plan that sells? Start by rethinking your lot dimensions.
An affordable neo-shotgun house delivers a lot of style for the money.
What do you do with leftover construction materials on an infill lot? Build a mini house.
Twelve architects and designers step up and take a staircase beyond the ordinary.
Don't let dead space kill your kitchen budget.
These projects demonstrate three ways to fit three bedrooms and two baths into less than 1,600 square feet.
Ten builders and architects share how they cut costs and still came out looking like a million bucks.
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Architects Jerry Gloss and Robert Hidey offer advice on proper room proportions and smart value-engineering.
BUILDER magazine challenges four architects to design floor plans for today's market inside a 1,500-square-foot box.
He says building homes in factories keeps costs down and allows for greater design control.
From tough times sprang new ideas whose action plans have made companies better operators and more competitive.
Builders are constructing real-world versions of the Home for the New Economy in New York, South Carolina, Virginia, and Canada.
Volume builders are becoming more flexible with their options, while custom builders are creating package deals and becoming more structured.
Entry-level housing gets a makeover that dials in Generation Y.