home builders: Top 25 Home Builders on Active Rain - 02/09/08 07:59 AM
Once again let me say how disappointed I am that so few home builders, or new home sales professionals avail themselves of the network and SEO strengths of Active Rain.  From time to time I have posted the names and point totals of the top 25 Home Builder members of Active Rain, and frankly very few really make an effort.
So, if you know a home builder, or new home sales specialist, let them know the opportunity is wide open!
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home builders: Top Builders - Why so few? Time to get builders involved - 10/03/07 05:18 PM
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home builders: Home Builders are not Villains - 08/21/07 08:45 AM
I haven't posted on Active Rain much for the last two months.  Mainly due to the fact that the home building market continues to deteriorate in markets and time has been at a minimum. 
I did hear recently, or read in a news release, that the villains behind all the sub-prime woes and the market palpatations is the home building industry.  This is just not the case.  It's not true and I can't stand by and watch it said.
Home builders and the residential construction industry supported the economy during trying times over the last decade.  Many millions of Americans were employed … (8 comments)

home builders: Calling all Home Builders - Top 25 Home Builders on Active Rain - 06/17/07 07:44 AM
Here's the list of top point holders here on Active Rain.   Generally home builders and new construction real estate sales specialists are under-represented.  Time to get our friends in new construction into the community tent with us!
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home builders: Home Builders of America Daltons Review - 03/29/07 03:46 PM
You may have missed some of these imporant posts this week, some terrific stuff from a lesser known niche here on Active Rain:
"from House to Home" article David Edwards Construction
 The Builder and the REALTOR - 03/25/2007 10:01 AM The Builder and the REALTOR; builder and the REALTOR.  Maybe it's because I wear both hats in this As long as I've been in the housing industry I can't seem to be able to get my head around the adversarial relationship that seems to exist between the home builder and the REALTOR.  Maybe it's because I wear both hats in this industry … (5 comments)

home builders: Porter County Indiana Home Builders - 01/10/07 07:19 AM
As the President-elect of the Porter County Builders Association I have the opportunity to see a glimpse of what's going on countywide.   I got an email late last week asking for my interpretations of the market for new homes here locally.  This is a reprint of the response I sent.
I believe that 2007 will be a very solid home building year for Porter County.   I know that I'm expected to say that, but I can honestly report my projections.   I was also honest in 2005 in my feeling that new homes would decline, I did not expect 25%, that was a … (6 comments)