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Things for Remodeling Customers to Think About
Your customers would agree that remodeling is certainly worth the trouble in the end, but the process might drive them (or you, for that matter) batty! To help keep everyone sane, MSN Real Estate offered some valuable tips to those about to go through this process.
Here are some things they want your customers to remember. Do you agree?
Here are some things they want your customers to remember. Do you agree?
10 Top Design Trends of 2012
Marvin Windows & Doors Factory Tour
Cameras are not allowed in the Marvin window manufacturing plant but I received special clearance to take photos. Our tour guide, Ed Salin, has been working for Marvin for 48 years and although he's recently semi-retired he comes in once a week when Marvin needs a little help with larger groups. Ed's featured in the Marvin museum as a traveling salesperson and here's a photo of him next to the type of station wagon he would travel in with the Marvin windows.
Why Housing Construction is Rebounding
Housing construction was depressed to such a low level for so long that it wasn’t going to take much to boost the ailing sector.
What it needed was for demand to recover. Now, with consumer confidence rising and mortgage rates falling to their lowest levels on record, buyers are coming back.
The Mudroom Gets a Revival
Floating Housing (And Golf Courses) For Post-Climate-Change Island Paradises
BUILDER CONFIDENCE KEEPS GROWING IN AUGUST
As the tech revolution continues in the building products industry, don't forget...
Every day, we’re all inundated with stories about this device or this website being another “revolution” in our everyday lives, and while most of that is hyperbole, we’ve truly seen some revolutions in the past 20 (and even last 10) years in technology. You might be reading this on an iPad at home, or on your Android device at the airport.
For builders looking to scale down without down-grading, here’s how to get started.
Jay Shafer, owner of Tumbleweed Houses, says the first thing home builders can do is ask themselves, "Can I make this 10% to 15% smaller?" He adds, "Don’t underbid based on square footage," when it comes to pricing. "Sell based on convenience, and ease and cost of maintenance."
NEW-HOME SALES SURGE IN MAY
New-home sales shot up in May, rising 7.6% for the month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Annually, sales were up 19.8%.
Home buyers most value greater design and energy performance when evaluating exterior options, according to a survey of Professional Builder readers.
When it comes to selecting exterior design features and materials for their new homes, buyers are most concerned with the overall curb appeal of the home exterior, followed by the energy efficiency of the envelope, according to a survey of 168 home builders for Professional Builder’s annual Home Exteriors Survey.
Marble Backsplash Slides to Reveal Hidden Kitchen Storage
Take a look at the backsplash behind this stove. Very nice, right? Luxe, even. All that marble. Wow. But this backsplash goes one more — take a look...