The 2007 Builder 100 saw the market for new-home sales fall 23.96 percent, forcing many small builders to close their doors.
With starts down and cancellations up, builders no longer expect a home run with each new community. Now, they'll settle for base hits, for doubles, and even for walks that finally get that languishing spec house and its shrinking margins off the field. Veterans look at the rookies and shake their...
Home building is in the blood of this year’s winning builders, and it shows in their products and companies.
What a difference two years makes. The industry has officially cooled since 2004, when BUILDER debuted its list of the 50 most influential people in home building. Builders who couldn't keep up with the demand for their product then are now scrambling to sell aging inventory. In 2004, home builders...
