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June 2002

  • The Dominators

    A chieving the top spot in a local market is a coup for any builder, even if it only translates into 4 percent or 5 percent market share, a pretty typical figure for the leading builder. But being king of the hill can provide more than a PR boost. It can get a company first crack at the precious...

     
  • Baldwin Adds Color Options to Its Number One Bath Suite

    April 4, 2002 -- Baldwin Hardware Corporation put its engineers and designers to work to insure that the public's favorite Baldwin Bath suite would coordinate even better with the public's favorite choice for bath fixtures. The company attributes Laguna's popularity to the eclectic appeal of its...

     
  • Asset Spree

    With its purchase of the WL Homes operations in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, M.D.C. Holding's plan to double in size by 2007 gains momentum.

     
  • Stairway to Sales

    A few years back, one of Meritage Corp.'s most popular plans wasn't popular among Asian buyers.

     
  • Density Wars

    Whether or not Congress enacts the pending Community Character legislation this year, one thing is certain: We haven't heard the end of the sprawl issue.

     
  • Big Builder News Bits -- June 2002

    News, trends, big deals, and insights.

     
  • Homeowner Preferences: Community Amenities Buyers Want

    In a mail survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors and the NAHB in April, respondents from 2000 households, who purchased a primary residence within the last two years, ranked the importance of features they considered when deciding on a community.

     
  • Green Fees

    Regulations and the market drive developers to create less toxic, more natural courses.

     
  • Florida Foray

    With the acquisition of not one, but two Florida companies, Standard Pacific enters its fifth market and its first one east of Texas.

     
  • Extinction Myth

    Private builders are here to stay.

     
  • Northern Advance

    Wisconsin builder aims to dominate markets where nationals fear to go.

     
  • Manufacturers Respond to Call for 'Low Maintenance'

    Manufacturers of products from window glass to kitchen and bath fixtures call consumer demand the driving force behind their torrent of low-maintenance products over the past decade. Karie Johnson, senior product development manager of bath products for Delta Faucet Co. in Indianapolis, says, "One...

     
  • Land Use Battle

    Does land use planning, traditionally a responsibility of local governments, need help from the feds?

     
  • Temecula Team

    Lennar finds value in cozying up to its partners.

     
  • Svelt Shop

    Builders knock the stuffing out of their merchandising budgets, but in a good way.

     
  • Star Search

    Every one of the 2,500 homes built by Pardee Homes this year will be Energy Star compliant.

     
  • Smooth Operator

    Ryland's smart efficiencies keep profits flowing.

     
  • Services Buyers Want

    Internet-based software exclusive to Coldwell enables its affiliates to manage the thousands of requests, as well as the numerous alliances formed with builders and vendors, at no extra cost to the consumer.

     
  • Roughing It

    Bucking the trend, a Houston project goes golf-less.

     
  • Quiet, Please!

    Builders use sound control to create soothing havens for buyers.

     
 

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