Leadership
D.R. Horton’s Dominance Forces Rivals To Up Their Ground Game
D.R. Horton, a month removed from acquiring Greenville, SC-based SK Builders, is on the lookout for additional acquisition opportunities. The company plans to leverage its sheer scale to negotiate more favorable vendor contracts that private builders may struggle to replicate.
Marketing & Sales
Century's 'Buy-Now' Ground-Breaker Shifts The CX Goal Line
Here Century Communities president Liesel Cooper unpacks the strategic, operational, and consumer-focus reasons for cutting over to its click-to-buy contract platform. And, she affirms the "integral ongoing role" of sales associates in the new normal.
Leadership
This Little M&A Deal Says A Lot About What A Builder Is Made Of
Between the lines of Grand Oak Builders' announcement it has acquired Kansas City-area homebuilder Lambie Custom Homes, there's a deeper, larger story that sheds light on exactly who homebuilders are.
Leadership
Over Time, Musk Proves Out The Fitness Of Productized Solutions
Tesla's multi-pronged vision and strategy may be the first at breaking through the housing disruption barrier by focusing not just on construction, but what people value in their property as well.
Leadership
Backlog Logjam May Dampen Spring Selling: Deja Vu All Over
2022's word-of-the-year for homebuilders and their partners: Capability. And in most cases, that means deep pockets, deep local scale, and deep relationships with vendors.
Leadership
Larry D. Johnson, A Celebration Of The Man Who Built An Empire
The Builder's Daily salutes the founder of masterplan development community crown jewel Johnson Development Corporation, who passed away unexpectedly this week.