Rich Binsacca

Last year was a high-water mark for mergers and acquisitions among home builders, but experts say that and other factors indicate an industry on the cusp of a slowdown

Inspiring outdoor living spaces that add value by delivering comfort, convenience, and privacy

In the shadow of the top 20 Housing Giants and their impressive numbers, midsize production builders are vital to the industry’s growth and resilience

Here’s the secret to building market-savvy, energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable homes with a net-zero balance at a competitive price point across multiple lots: There is no secret. The tools are already there, and so are the skills, with off-the-shelf products you get through your normal supp…

Giles Sutton SVP, Industry Engagement

Giles Sutton SVP, Industry EngagementCEDIA’s Giles Sutton offers insight on how home builders can gain a competitive advantage against existing homes.

The price of softwood lumber reached a record high today of $966 per thousand board feet, according to the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite reflecting the highest volume-producing regions of the U.S. and Canada. The price tops the most recent peak of $955 set in September 2020 and continues a general pattern of escalation since initial COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions were put into effect nearly a year ago.

Here’s the secret to building market-savvy, energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable homes with a net-zero balance at a competitive price point across multiple lots: There is no secret. The tools are already there, and so are the skills, with off-the-shelf products you get through your normal sup…

How will 2020 be remembered in the history of the U.S. housing industry? As one in which home builders bounced back quickly from a sudden stoppage of life as we knew it to lead a ravaged economy out of the COVID-19 wilderness? Or maybe one that saw a giant, accelerated leap forward in the use of tec…

They tore down an elementary school in my neighborhood this summer, replaced by a shiny, new (and far larger) school behind it. Since the old school occupied a busy corner, the entire demolition process was on full display for several weeks. Driving by one day, I spotted a kid who had stopped to wa…

Claims that the U.S. housing industry is not innovative are, in a word, crap. Or, at best, misguided. And that’s coming from someone who has, through these pages and other channels, championed innovation as a necessary element of operational improvement and business sustainability for builders.

Jerry Konter, NAHB chairman 2022Jerry Konter has spent 45 years building homes and small commercial buildings in Savannah, Ga., as well as serving in various roles in his local NAHB chapter.

We’ve all heard the adage, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s a nice sentiment, and applying your passion to your profession is an attractive idea. It’s also flawed.

We’ve all heard the adage, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s a nice sentiment, and applying your passion to your profession is an attractive idea. It’s also flawed.

Alicia Huey, a Birmingham, Ala.-based custom home builder and developer, became the 2023 Chairman of the Board for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. She is the first woman to lead the association since it was founded in 1942.

I’m told the standard three-bed, two-bath suburban house, like the one I grew up in, no longer suits today’s buyers. What’s changed? Pretty much everything

With a manufacturing mindset and the will to change, designing for factory-built housing production can yield significant savings in time and trouble for home builders

Sure there are challenges, but overall, Pro Builder’s annual Housing Forecast Survey finds home builders are optimistic about the coming year

Who says a home building business can’t provide the opportunity to find and practice happiness?

Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024