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How High Performing Builders Are Winning The Margin War

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How High Performing Builders Are Winning The Margin War

Margins are shrinking, and market tailwinds are gone. At Focus on Excellence in Denver, builder presidents shared the hard truths—and proven tactics—behind operational discipline, cycle-time mastery, and the relentless pursuit of efficiency.

Fret Less, Focus More On Buyers Market Volatility Won't Deter

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Fret Less, Focus More On Buyers Market Volatility Won't Deter

Cost shocks have upended both consumer households and business operations. The level-set ahead will no doubt trace to a timeless well-spring: Value.

Private-Public Homebuilder Divides Sharpen As Market Shifts

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Private-Public Homebuilder Divides Sharpen As Market Shifts

Builder sentiment takes a big hit as would-be homebuyers and their payment power fail to keep pace with price and interest rate shocks. Now builders begin to open their toolbox for rougher-going ahead.

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

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Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Listening lowers costs. Sounds trite perhaps, but I don’t care. It’s one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my career. Subcontractors are a homebuilder's front-line operations team.

M.D.C. Pulls Out Of $117 Million Deal To Buy The Jones Company

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M.D.C. Pulls Out Of $117 Million Deal To Buy The Jones Company

The Denver-based public company chose to terminate its agreement to acquire the Nashville-area local powerhouse. Here's what's going on and what it means.

A Deep Dive On New Housing's Shortage Tells Part Of The Story

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A Deep Dive On New Housing's Shortage Tells Part Of The Story

Is there a housing shortage? Let us count the ways. Let's also focus more on who exactly would benefit from solutions to the underbuilding crisis.

How High Performing Builders Are Winning The Margin War

Leadership

How High Performing Builders Are Winning The Margin War

Margins are shrinking, and market tailwinds are gone. At Focus on Excellence in Denver, builder presidents shared the hard truths—and proven tactics—behind operational discipline, cycle-time mastery, and the relentless pursuit of efficiency.

Fret Less, Focus More On Buyers Market Volatility Won't Deter

Leadership

Fret Less, Focus More On Buyers Market Volatility Won't Deter

Cost shocks have upended both consumer households and business operations. The level-set ahead will no doubt trace to a timeless well-spring: Value.

Private-Public Homebuilder Divides Sharpen As Market Shifts

Leadership

Private-Public Homebuilder Divides Sharpen As Market Shifts

Builder sentiment takes a big hit as would-be homebuyers and their payment power fail to keep pace with price and interest rate shocks. Now builders begin to open their toolbox for rougher-going ahead.

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Leadership

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Listening lowers costs. Sounds trite perhaps, but I don’t care. It’s one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my career. Subcontractors are a homebuilder's front-line operations team.

M.D.C. Pulls Out Of $117 Million Deal To Buy The Jones Company

Leadership

M.D.C. Pulls Out Of $117 Million Deal To Buy The Jones Company

The Denver-based public company chose to terminate its agreement to acquire the Nashville-area local powerhouse. Here's what's going on and what it means.

A Deep Dive On New Housing's Shortage Tells Part Of The Story

Leadership

A Deep Dive On New Housing's Shortage Tells Part Of The Story

Is there a housing shortage? Let us count the ways. Let's also focus more on who exactly would benefit from solutions to the underbuilding crisis.