Most builders buy drywall turnkey, with both the material and the labor provided by the same contractor. Purchasing expert Charles Schneider offers a better solution

With one successful home-building venture under his belt, Saun Sullivan launched a new firm into the teeth of the great recession. This year the company will deliver more than 700 homes

Charter Homes & Neighborhoods garnered a Silver National Housing Quality Award by, among other things, offering timely designs that exactly meet their markets

Fact: The best builders are the best schedulers. With that in mind, here are 25 essential practices to take your scheduling to a new level

Home builders share their secrets to overcoming the most formidable obstacle to adopting Lean process and methods — cultural inertia

Lean implementation requires a new mindset for home builders when it comes to measurement of the design and building process

Armed with years of management improvements and a recession-busting attitude, Pro Builder’s Builder of the Year kept its focus on a diversified and value-rich product offering to emerge as one of the best-run builders in the business

For Lancaster, Pa.-based Charter Homes & Neighborhoods, customer satisfaction is more than great service and warranty — it’s about making the homebuying experience something truly special

Implementing the principles of Lean in home building is no easy task, but the payoffs in waste reduction and cost savings can be substantial. Here's a road map for getting started