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Inside the 2025 New Home Trends Summit: Lessons for Custom Builders and Designers
Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…
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TARIFF TAKEAWAY: West Michigan home builder responds to rising cost of building materials
BYRON CENTER, Mich. — Rising tariffs have sparked concerns among economists that consumers may be shouldering the increased costs of goods and services, including the construction of new homes. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on softwood timber, adding to an existing 35% tariff on imports from Canada, the United States’ largest…
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Inside the 2025 New Home Trends Summit: Lessons for Custom Builders and Designers
Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…
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TARIFF TAKEAWAY: West Michigan home builder responds to rising cost of building materials
BYRON CENTER, Mich. — Rising tariffs have sparked concerns among economists that consumers may be shouldering the increased costs of goods and services, including the construction of new homes. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on softwood timber, adding to an existing 35% tariff on imports from Canada, the United States’ largest…
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Inside the 2025 New Home Trends Summit: Lessons for Custom Builders and Designers
Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…
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TARIFF TAKEAWAY: West Michigan home builder responds to rising cost of building materials
BYRON CENTER, Mich. — Rising tariffs have sparked concerns among economists that consumers may be shouldering the increased costs of goods and services, including the construction of new homes. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on softwood timber, adding to an existing 35% tariff on imports from Canada, the United States’ largest…
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Inside the 2025 New Home Trends Summit: Lessons for Custom Builders and Designers
Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…
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Can An FHA Loan Be Used To Build A New Home? What To Know
For some buyers, a dream house doesn’t exist until it’s built. New construction offers a clean slate, with no mysterious stains hiding under the carpet or dated bathroom fixtures that will cost a fortune to replace. Figuring out how to finance a new build can be even harder than coming up with the perfect floor…
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Constellation Brands stock rallies after earnings, and other early market movers
Here are some of the stocks making notable moves in Tuesday’s premarket action: Constellation Brands shares are up 3% after the beer and wine maker reported quarterly results that [beat expectations]( …
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Can An FHA Loan Be Used To Build A New Home? What To Know
For some buyers, a dream house doesn’t exist until it’s built. New construction offers a clean slate, with no mysterious stains hiding under the carpet or dated bathroom fixtures that will cost a fortune to replace. Figuring out how to finance a new build can be even harder than coming up with the perfect floor…