Private home builders draw on 2011 insights to drive momentum into 2012.
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Earlier communication with trade partners is one key to controlling costs.
Johnny Isakson weighs in on how policies might affect the industry.
In various pockets of the U.S., permits are being pulled and ground is being broken. This story makes the point through compelling photos, plus anecdotal and index-based info.
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The agency’s quarterly house price index logged its first year-over-year improvement since 2007.
D.R. Horton retained its title as the largest home builder in the country in 2011.
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Unlike the publics, many of the 10 largest private builders boosted their market share last year.
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Buyers are also shifting toward more pre-orders rather than completed homes.
Big Builder grades the performance of the 13 largest publicly held builders in the country.
But the most competitive home builders have survived and adapted.