Builder Magazine: Model Homes

Custom Builder Competes by Building a Mega Model

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:38:44 EST

An Orlando custom home builder is competing with large national builders by doing what they do—building a stunning model.

Product Innovation

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 02:39:21 EST

From native stone to water walls, builder Tyler Jones highlights the innovative products used in the 2013 New American Home.

Video: Breaking the Mold: The 2013 New American Home

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:52:56 EST

Builder Tyler Jones discusses how his firm, Blue Heron, applied a design-build process and 3D-computer modeling to create this stunning, highly energy-efficient desert home.

Pinterest Picks Inspire Model Home Interiors

Tue, 5 Feb 2013 02:56:44 EST

Taylor Morrison used photographs frequently repinned on Pinterest to inspire the interiors of its new San Antonio model homes.

KB Home Unveils New Ultra-Green Model

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:40:46 EST

The home could save buyers nearly $6,000 a year in energy costs.

Award-Winning Homes Spark Buyer Desire

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:33:33 EST

Gold winners of the NAHB's sales and marketing Nationals awards help builders sell houses.

Taylor Morrison Homes Gains Technical Advantage

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:27:39 EST

In Houston, every house the builder sells comes with state-of-the-art home wiring that allows owners to turn on lights, run security, and send music throughout the house.

Modular Builder IBS Quickly Manufacturing National Network

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:22:09 EST

The Pennsylvania-based supplier is convinced more stick-built contractors will start leaning toward its products.

'Deconstructed' Duplex to Show Off Energy-Efficient Building Techniques

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:20:43 EST

The Energy Star-rated project features a finished and unfinished unit.

Michael Graves Designs Accessible Homes for Wounded Vets

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:49:55 EST

The renowned architect is lending his unique experience to a prototype project intended to be copied all over the country.

A Toll Brothers House Hits the Big Screen—Again

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:42:38 EST

The home will serve as the backdrop for a couple whose teapot spits out cash.

KB Acquires 1,920 Lots in San Antonio

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:11:00 EST

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) said Wednesday it will purchase 623 finished home sites and 1,297 future home sites from Fieldstone Homes in 11 San Antonio-area communities. Fieldstone Homes, a private homebuilder based in Southern California, announced that it was leaving the San Antonio market earlier this year. Terms were not disclosed.

KB Aquires 1,920 Lots in San Antonio

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:11:02 EST

LGI Homes Expands to Phoenix

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:15:05 EST

LGI Homes, the upstart start-up builder in Texas that has climbed quickly to No. 58 on the BUILDER 100 list, is expanding its unique business model to Phoenix, Ariz.

Home Buyers Tour Florida Models Without Leaving Home

Fri, 6 May 2011 04:35:47 EST

A year-old website offers online video walkthroughs of 400 houses.

A Land of Full Employment and Plans for a Great Park

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:44:57 EST

A smattering of housing and economic-related news items from across the country.

Builders Explore New Approaches to Model Homes

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 12:00:01 EST

Expensive merchandising has given way to more cost-effective alternatives in the downturn, but 45% of builders still plan to construct models in the next six months, according to Builder Partnerships survey.

Former Beazer Accounting Chief Indicted

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:47 EST

Michael Rand, Beazer Homes USA's former chief accounting officer, was indicted by a grand jury, arrested, and is being held on 11 counts on federal charges related to wrongful accounting practices and attempts to conceal them from investigators.

Paulson Unit Wins TOUSA Auction

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:54:56 EST

Hedge fund manager John Paulson's RERF Acqusition has apparently emerged the victor in the bidding for the western assets of the bankrupt TOUSA, Inc. It was the only bidder.

Hedge Fund Bids for TOUSA West Assets

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:44 EST

Noted hedge fund manager John Paulson's company is the leading bidder for bankrupt TOUSA Homes' western region assets, offering $42.4 million for 8,277 un-started lots and 22 model homes in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. Paulson's interest in the land has been a poorly kept secret. The company offered to buy all the western assets in November 2009. Prior to that, TOUSA had been negotiating to sell off the assets in pieces.