Denise Dersin

An Award-Winning Strategy

There’s a good chance that you may never have heard of Professional Builder’s 2017 Builder of the Year, Denver-based Thrive Home Builders, but that’s only because it’s a new name for the company formerly known as New Town Builders. When I heard about the change, I remember thinking, why would a company change its name, especially when the old name represented a firm with a great reputation for creating beautiful and exceptionally energy-efficient homes?

How Will Wall Street Affect Home Building?

A gentleman. A family man. Kind, generous, thoughtful. Unassuming and gracious. An anonymous philanthropist. A great businessman. A legend. These are just a few of the many descriptions penned by people offering condolences on the death of Bill Pulte, people who knew him well during his more than 65 years in home building. All are accurate, but one is missing: innovator.

Being Smart About Smart Homes

Home building’s labor shortage is not abating. According to NAHB figures, in the beginning of this year there were 250,000 more construction jobs available than there were workers to fill them. The overall unemployment rate for the construction industry—a number that reflects unfilled positions—stood at 7.4 percent in March, while the national unemployment rate was just 4.1 percent.

What Do Homebuyers Want? Builders Adopt a New Strategy

After the International Builders' Show, the Show Goes On—On Demand

Wanted: Small Homes at Affordable Prices

Conceived by the Utah chapter of the National Association of Home Builders’ Professional Women in Building Council, The House That She Built brand aims to show women and girls that there is a place for them in the housing industry.