Leadership
Smith Douglas Homes Doubles Down On Pace And Growth
Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (SDHC) remains defiant amid a slowdown by prioritizing pace over price. The builder's rapid cycle time and focused expansion strategy could serve as a blueprint for competitors that serve the strained entry-level segment.
Leadership
Will Three Out Of Five Would-Be Homebuyers Spark Change?
As the gaps between would-be homebuyers and prevailing prices widen, how might innovative solutions figure into, one-day, closing them and expanding the buyer pool?
Leadership
Wood And Fire Risk: Where Fallacy And Facts Meet Homebuilding
Here, from Construction Physics' Brian Potter, is an evidence-based look at one of new-home construction's more combustible debates.
Leadership
299K Job Openings Are Builders' Vicious-Circle Challenge
Hiring two people per minute every 8-hour-weekday for the next 300 days may sound like a pipedream, but it could be a strategy. Here's how to start.
Marketing & Sales
The Builder's Dilemma: Defeatism Or Determination
Post-pandemic post-traumatic stress crops up as a risk to morale and focus in the ranks among builders as they encounter an unending barrage of real-time challenges. The moment will redefine housing's leaders.
Capital
C Sweetened: Here's What Public Homebuilding Chiefs Got Paid in 2020 ... And Why
Homebuilding's top executives earned an average of $11.7 million in 2020 compensation. Here's the backstory on how public company directors awarded these 29 execs $285 million in the year that was.