heard it from her home warranty contact that John Laing has recently really scaled back its Colorado Springs area operations.  Apparently, (or supposedly?) there is now only ONE sales person in the whole of Colorado Springs for John Laing, and that many if not all of the models are now closed to all but scheduled showings.

I haven't yet been able to verify this myself but if it is so, to me it seems quite the conundrum.  Like many builders here, nearly all the available spec homes have been sold off, leaving potential buyers with only the option of building from Day 0 and waiting 10-11 months for completion.  Sure seems like a catch 22 in that, you need sales to pay your staff and to invest in things like spec homes.  But without a staff and some inventory you miss potential sales.  And round and round it goes.

Personally, I really like the John Laing floor plans and quality.  I hope it is just a temporary arrangement and things perk up in the Spring!

Good luck John Laing!!!