Survey reveals key builder concerns for 1993
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The survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders of the United States (NAHB) during its 49the annual convention is presented. Results show that builders rate the lumber price crisis as the most significant problem for 1993, followed by land costs, infrastructure and impact fees and workers' compensation costs. Builders also foresee sales reductions with the elimination of mortgage interest reductions and considered the permit approval process as the greatest impediment to affordable housing. They see the an improved economy and an increase in housing starts in 1993.
Publication Name: Professional Builder and Remodeler
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1053-6353
Year: 1993
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Professional achievement awards
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Professional Builder & Remodeler's 13th Annual Professional Achievement awards honored individuals in the housing and remodeling industries. For marketing excellence, Kaufman and Broad Home Corp's Bruce Karatz, Roger Menard and Eric Elder were honored for the innovative marketing campaign that helped their company sell homes in the difficult California market. Housing designer Zane Yost was cited for his unique low-income housing designs that stress the practical over the ostentatious. Other award recipients are also profiled.
Publication Name: Professional Builder and Remodeler
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1053-6353
Year: 1993
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Young, aggressive builders make headway toward the year 2000
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A list of the profiles of some of the more successful builders is presented. Most of them achieved success through hardwork, emphasis on quality, creativity and innovativeness. Their fortes range from remodeling and renovation, design, craftsmanship and marketing research while their ages range from 34 to 44 years old. Some of them have inherited their businesses from their fathers but most of them started from small enterprises.
Publication Name: Professional Builder and Remodeler
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1053-6353
Year: 1993
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