Recently added articles from Professional Builder (1993):
Winning Flexibility.
Nov 01, 2009 ... By Mark Jarasek, Senior Editor, Electronic Media McCaffrey Homes wanted to raise the design standard in its market. This award-winning Genoa Plan raises the bar. In Clovis, Calif., McCaffrey Homes is building out its community called Palmina in the 3,307-acre ...
Family Ties Bind.
Nov 01, 2009 ... By Paul Cardis and Bill Lurz, AVID Ratings Quinn Mortensen and Kristen Nilssen are brother and sister but also partners in Gold Medallion Homes, which builds on the Wasatch Front near Salt Lake City. It's an unusual partnership that pulled a never-before-seen combination of top ...
Mr. Clean.
Nov 01, 2009 ... By Paul Cardis and Bill Lurz, AVID Ratings Steve Kempton, Taylor Morrison Homes' West Florida division president, doesn't look the part, but he has the same attitude toward dirt as the whirling dervish on TV. His campaign for cleanliness -- from sales office to job site -- is a ...
Moving the Bar Up.
Nov 01, 2009 ... By Paul Cardis and Bill Lurz, AVID Ratings While America's housing industry is in recession, winning customer satisfaction ratings -- surveyed from 14,624 customers -- are still rising in the annual AVID Award for the Best Customer Experience in the U.S. This year's ...
South Texas Diamond.
Nov 01, 2009 ... By Paul Cardis and Bill Lurz, AVID Ratings Jesus Ruiz is fighting to stay afloat on the Rio Grande. His small, entry- level home building firm in Laredo, Texas, was hit hard by the demise of subprime mortgages and new lending rules that disqualified 80 percent of his prospects ....