27 jan 1999: a crowd of the duke blue devils yell and cheer after winning the game against the north carolina tar heels at the camron indoor stadium in durham, north carolina.the blue devils defeated the tar heels 89-77. mandatory credit: craig jones  /allsport

10 Ways to Improve Your Performance During the Spring Selling Season

The all-important spring selling season becomes even more significant this year with a slow housing market and temporary home buyer tax...


 

Healthiest Housing Markets 2009: Fall Update

The new and improved BUILDER Market Health Index, compiled by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, now accounts for a market's median income growth.

The Healthiest Housing Markets for 2009

Virtually every market was down last year, but a close look at the numbers reveals that some markets have way outperformed others during the last four years and are likely to continue to do so this year.

The Weakest Housing Markets for 2009

The fundamentals are so poor in many of these markets that they are likely to be among the last to recover from the national housing downturn. The weakest markets for 2009 are comprised primarily of bust markets in Florida and California, along with a few rust-belt cities with economic difficulties.

See The Rest of The Top 75 Local Housing Markets!

You’ve seen the 15 healthiest and the 15 weakest, now see the remaining markets on our list of the top 75 local housing markets, ranked from healthiest to weakest.

 

1615 North Wolcott, Chicago

2009 Builder's Choice, Project of the Year and Grand Award, Infill project


2009 Builder's Choice Winners

 

The Builder Concept Home 2010

A Home for the New Economy will be like nothing you've ever experienced. A depth of smart, efficient, and economical building concepts and...


Industry Centers

 

In The Current Issue

February 2010

10 tips to ace the sring selling season; Production builders find the sweet spot with small homes; Simplified customization helps builders compete on product instead of price; The Hearthstone BUILDER Awards; Alternative flooring, new doorhardware and more.

 
 
 

Where Vision Meets Action

We're taking the two most powerful event brands in home building–The Builder 100 and...

Housingcrisis.com

Dedicated to helping your business thrive in troubled times, housingcrisis.com brings...

2009 BUILDER 100 Survey

Based on its performance in 2009, your company may be eligible for this year’s BUILDER...

 

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Daily Housing Feed

Up to the minute stories from around the web for and about the housing industry.

 
 

8 Hot Kitchen Trends for 2010

Three leading designers whip up a recipe for winning kitchens in the new economy.


 

Builder Blog Network

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Housing Leadership Summit

Boyce Thompson is editorial director of the BUILDER group of magazines published by Hanley Wood. Drawing on his years of experience covering home building, architecture, and retailing, Boyce tackles diverse and far-ranging industry topics in his twice-weekly blog.

You can read the best advice in magazines and blogs and never act on it. Then, when you hear the same message delivered by an authority at a conference, it has a magical effect and moves you to action. That's the beauty of great conference presentations.
 
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Exciting News For Addicts!

Mollie is Vice President of Group Two Real Estate Marketing and Advertising, one of the largest homebuilder marketing and advertising agencies in the United States. Mollie¹s blog focuses on initiating thought provoking conversations within the building industry. She focuses on new and controversial trends in the increasingly Internet savvy world we live in.

Are you addicted to facebook? I clearly am! I recently found this report which shows that facebook addiction may not be such a bad thing after all. For all those parents out there... You may not want to show this to your kids!
 
 

10 Top-Selling House Plans Under 2,000 Square Feet

Discover small homes that live big.


 

Find It Fast

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Yellow Pages

The Yellow Pages are your best source for products, services and programs for builders.

 
 

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Successful Startups

BUILDER Senior Editor John Caulfield speaks with Mike Maples of Trumark Homes about how the startup company has used the current state of the home building industry to create an opportunity to find a niche and succeed.

 
 

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