Other stories by Lisa Jackson

  • Kimball Hill Files Chapter 11

    Despite having more than $60 million in cash, Kimball Hill Homes filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for reorganization yesterday.

  • Bankrupt Trend Gets Finance Approval

    Trend Homes received approval for a long-term cash collateral plan designed to support the company’s operations during Chapter 11.

  • Blurred Borders

    As builders search for success in these uncharted waters, it's critical to recognize the complex nuances within the immigrant buyer mix

  • Success By The Numbers

    The president of Houston-based McVaugh Custom Homes has been building in one form or another his whole life.

  • Options Vision

    AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED “PROPELLER-HEAD,” Jonathan Smoke, Chief Information Officer of Beazer Homes, has spent the past few years immersed in new technology initiatives.

  • Lofty Plans

    By Lisa Marquis Jackson. When the city of Santa Ana, Calif., submitted a request for proposals to turn a three-block infill site with a vacant office building and community parking lot into a revitalized mixed-use area, it was The Olson Company, based in Seal Beach, Calif., which presented a unique...

  • Mixed Bag

    By Lisa Marquis Jackson. With its European heritage, mixed use has been a way of life in many countries for generations. While many people simplify the term "mixed use" to mean residential and commercial together, Randal Jackson, president and chairman of The Planning Center, based in Costa Mesa...

  • Developers Who Make It Work

    Seven developers who got creative in overcoming development obstacles.

  • Lay of the Land

    As the housing industry moves from a time of great market expansion into possible correction, today's economic realities are forcing land developers and builders involved in development to become more creative in what is already a complicated process.