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- Persimmon Says Home Buyers Are Back
- By Lorraine TurnerLONDON (Reuters UK) - Home buyers are returning to the market said house builder Persimmon PSN on Monday, as it reported improved trading in the third quarter as well as lower debt."The market is encouraging. Buyers are back. Prices have stabilised and there is growing availability of mortgages,"...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Fortune Brands Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from Ivy Zelman of Zelman and Associates. Alan Ratner - Zelman and Associates It’s actually Alan on for Ivy. My first question; I was hoping to get a little bit of detail on what you’re seeing from your customers in...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-01
- Fulton Financial Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matthew Schultheis - Boenning & Scattergood Inc. Matthew Schultheis - Boenning & Scattergood Inc. You mentioned that you had a product to help builders move inventory. What is that product? R. Scott Smith Basically what we are doing is...
- Earnings calls 2009-01-21
- Sample Builder Resume - 1
- This template is useful for those who have academics in engineering and experience in construction field and wish to work as a builder; this template includes much about experiences.
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Sample Builder Resume
- This sample builder resume will give you a quickstart on building an effective and optimized resume for your job application. Users can feel free to customize and edit this sample builder resume as per their requirement for job application. This sample builder resume will go a long way in portraying...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Building Active Adult?: Don't Assume Everyone Is Rich
- When it comes to active adult housing, the majority of builders in that niche are focusing on the higher end of the market. That's not difficult to understand. That's where the money is, or so builders think. But there is a large segment of the population climbing up into the...
- White papers 2006-04-22
- Home Builders Work to Boost Their Public Image
- A series of focus groups across Canada has told builders what they don't want to know - their public image could use some work. Poor customer service, the quality of the builders' work, and salespeople who lack product knowledge were some of the complaints lodged against builders in the study,...
- White papers 2005-01-27
- Big Builders Getting Bigger
- The nation's largest builder, D.R. Horton, built just under 45,000 houses in 2004, according to the NAHB's figures, so it has a long way to go hit the hundred grand mark. But there is no doubt that the big builder giants like Horton, Pulte, Lennar, Centex and KB, to name...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- What's New on Builder Online: News as It Happens
- Subscribers to the authors growing family of free e-mail newsletters know that they can find links to recent news articles of interest to home builders. But readers have requested a way to be alerted quickly when important events take place that can affect builders' operations. A brand new e-mail newsletter-the...
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Working With Shotcrete
- Pneumatically applied concrete isn't just for big commercial projects. This article describes the process and explains how it can save time and effort for home builders. It describes the benefits of working with shotcrete rather than standard cast-in-place concrete. On a yard-for-yard basis, shotcrete definitely costs more than poured-in-place concrete...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Hiring an Architect: Seizing the Design Initiative Makes Good Business Sense for Architect, Builder, and Client
- This paper shows how seizing the design initiative makes good business sense for architect, builder, and client. It describes how collaborating with a good design professional, allows a remodeling company to offer superior service to clients. It also describes briefly the different approaches to secure the services of a design...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Fortified Builders Guide
- Fortified, for Safer Living is a program designed to help bring deserved recognition to builders who know the value of a practical, yet strongly built and disaster resistant home. It is well known that the home-buying public prefers a home that is built by a "good" builder. But, every builder...
- White papers 2005-01-10
- EnergyValue Housing Awards Honor Builders Who Focus on Customer Satisfaction and Energy Efficient Construction
- As energy costs continue to rise, consumers are looking for companies to help them find ways to reduce their energy consumption. In direct response to their customers' concerns, many home builders have taken great strides to incorporate features that make homes more energy efficient, and have less of an impact...
- White papers 2005-01-13
- Permanent Wood Foundations Design & Construction Guide
- The Permanent Wood Foundation PWF is an innovative building system that saves builders time and creates comfortable, warm living areas that enhance a home's salability. This guide describes the features and advantages of Permanent Wood Foundations. In addition, it provides builders and architects with detailed construction tips for a variety...
- White papers 2004-04-08
- In From the Outfield: Coverage Defenses Outside the Policy Language in Defective Work Claims
- In many instances, the line between builders risk and CGL coverage blurs, in that a commercial general liability CGL policy may provide coverage for a contractor, particularly for defective work, which either coincides with, or is excess of coverage provided under the builders risk policy. Moreover, even in the event...
- White papers 2000-11-13
- Building Economical Multi-Family Units: Achieving Reliable STC 50 Without Using Double Stud Walls
- Builders need to have a reliable, easy and low-cost method of building quiet living spaces without the limitations of traditional building materials. New products such as QuietRock make multi-family construction for low to medium cost projects a reality by making it easy for builders and their subcontractors to meet STC...
- White papers 2004-07-27
- Building High-End Multi-Family Units: Achieving Reliable STC 65 in the Field
- Builders need to have an easy method of building quiet living spaces even considering the era of home theaters. New products such as QuietRock make building high quality condos a reality by making it easy for builders and their subcontractors to meet the new expectations reliably and cost effectively. As...
- White papers 2004-03-24
- Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Horizontal Diaphragm Values for Cold-Formed Steel Framing
- For centuries home builders in the United States have made wood their material of choice because of its satisfactory performance, abundant supply, and relatively low cost. However, over the past several years, lumber prices have experienced unpredictable price fluctuations that affect affordability. Builders have also voiced concerns with lumber quality....
- White papers 1999-03-01
- Homebuilders Try All Kinds Of Upgrades
- Seeking Alpha's Housing Tracker is a collection of housing-related excerpts from various sources, grouped by topic. Feel free to post any interesting links on the subject in the comments section below.Overview Builders are still trying to lure in customers using incentives. Lennar and Pulte Homes offer financing options and price...
- External links 2008-10-22
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- CHINESE HOME BUILDER DEBUTS NYSE
- AsiaInfo Services 12-14-2007 Chinese Home Builder Debuts NYSE ZHENGZHOU, Dec 14, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Chinese home builder Xinyuan Real Estate Inc. floated shares on the New York Stock Exchange from December 12, 2007 under the ticker s AsiaInfo...
- Research articles 2007-12-14
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