Tag: custom builders in houston
CBUSA March 27, 2012 Webinar with Bob Whitten of SMA Associates
CB/USA Business Development Series Think, Learn, Prosper It’s no secret that the most successful business owners make time to work on their companies, not just in them. This month, CB/USA will be taking a critical look at how top builders use their Charts of Accounts to effectively manage their company’s operations. Regardless of how well you [...]
NAHB Commends Menendez Bill
In an article posted on BNMag.com, on February 8, 2012 the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commended Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) for introducing the Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2012, legislation to help restore the flow of credit for new housing production in order to create jobs, meet rising housing demand and bolster [...]
Top 10 signs of a good builder
Building a new home can be fun and relatively stress free if a person has chosen #1 a good builder and # 2 if they are a good buyer! Here are the top 10 signs of a good builder: Has experience. Find out how long your builder has been in business. It says something if [...]
CEO of CB/USA Bill Smithers Interviewed on Fine Homebuilding
Fine Homebuilding interviewed CB/USA CEO Bill Smithers who has taken his company’s innovative purchasing concept to custom and independent builders nationwide, providing them with powerful business systems, superior knowledge and market strength that they could not have enjoyed on their own. In the interview he talks about the benefits of joining CB/USA as a builder [...]
Houston ranked No. 19
According to a report by the Brookings Institution, Houston not only beat every other large metropolitan area in the U.S. in terms of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but it also topped all other large metropolitan areas in the eastern hemisphere.
American Voters Value Homeownership
Taken from: NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Voters Place High Value on Homeownership, Oppose Policies That Make It More Difficult to Own a Home By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home [...]
5 Tips on How to Deal with Difficult Clients
The contributing Editor for HousingZone.com, Susan Bady posted an article on how to prevent problems with clients by helping them set their expectations right from the beginning. In her article, she explains that all custom builders encounter difficulties with clients at one time or another. Unfortunately, since the housing crash, clients are getting aggravated about [...]
12 action steps for new home sales techniques for 2012
Taken from HousingZone.com: By Bob Schultz, President and CEO, Bob Schultz & The New Home Sales Specialists Generating new-home sales revenue and reducing unnecessary costs are not all that complicated — when you have a clear and concise action plan. Here are a dozen action steps for boosting your business in 2012.
Optimism High for Home Building in 2012
In an article posted by HousingZone.com, it seems that despite the obstacles and challenges, a large number of builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects for 2012, according to Professional Builder’s 2012 Market Outlook survey. The article goes on to say that no other U.S. industry has been impacted as negatively by the Great Recession [...]
