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Sep. 17--As the Trumbull office of Century 21 prepares to host a seminar for first-time home buyers later this month, its real estate agents and other professionals also prepare for a market without the federal $8,000 tax credit.
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Sep. 15--As more commercial construction projects stall, an increasing number of subcontractors are finding they're not getting paid for their work.
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Firm's new-home quality study finds a notable dip in the number of reported problems per home.
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Annual rankings also find that new-home owners in general are happier with the quality of their homes.
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Pella Windows ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction.
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Seth Godin doesn't think discounting will continue to be effective bait.
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Changes within existing communities have met with occasional owner opposition.
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TRCC, which had been evaluating the legitimacy of homeowner complaints, will cease operations next summer.
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One Atlanta company keeps them under control with responsive customer service and homeowner education.
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But company officers say results were "distorted" by charges and writedowns, as well as one fewer reporting week.
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See the top performers in customer service, design, and quality.
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Buyers may be fewer, but they are happier with their builders, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Survey.
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Annual awards based on quarterly rating of quality and service by the builder’s employees.
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Sales may have continued their slow suffering through 1Q2008, but halfway into the second quarter some positive undercurrents have gained force.
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After report reveals Denver builders’ failure to capitalize on leads, pros stress basics such as phone calls and handwritten thank-yous.
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Timely, relevant responses to requests for information are rare.
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Strategy eliminates desire to wait for further price drops.
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The NAHB Research Center recently announced the winners of the 2008 National Housing Quality (NHQ) Awards, presented annually to home builders and trade companies that demonstrate best-in-class customer satisfaction and business management standards in residential construction. The NHQ Awards...
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New-home buyer satisfaction held its own in 2006, despite the housing slump that began in earnest that year, according to the 11th annual new-home builder customer satisfaction survey, released this morning from J.D. Power and Associates. Nationally, the overall customer satisfaction index score...
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By implementing and continually refining a comprehensive commitment to quality management, Atlantic Builders has since reduced warranty costs to one-quarter of 1 percent of its annual revenue, a savings of about $2,200 per house. The company also has shaved more than a month off its per-house cycle...