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- Blog Post Oct 3, 2016
Farm-To-Table: Is This The Land Planning Paradigm We've Been Waiting For?
It's refreshing to discover that I'm not the only one hooked on the idea of a Farm-to-Table Community. A few weeks ago, I noted The Culinary Cottages on the Baja Peninsula won a 2016 Gold Nugget Award, and today I want to tell you about The New Home Company's community The Cannery in Northern California. Builder Magazine just featured The…Read More - Blog Post Jan 27, 2016
Brothers and Sisters
Around 2006, I as was judging the SoCal Awards and was struck by some new product created by The New Home Company. The New Home Company was truly “new” at the time, as a collaboration of talent from a recession-beaten, long-time SoCal builder came together under a new banner. What I loved about their product was the way they were…Read More - Blog Post Jan 15, 2016
Bubble Trouble? Or Inflate Gate?
Those of us in the New Home industry who survived (or didn’t) the housing crash of 2007 remain a bit testy on the subject of “housing bubbles”. A “bubble” is an over inflated market characterized by the specter of an imminent burst. In fact, if there is not impending burst, there can be no bubble. What has some people on…Read More - Blog Post Nov 8, 2012
Bruce Woodstrom Named New Home Council 'Legend' at Tribute Awards
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it. Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) On Thursday, November 1, 2012 Bruce Woodstrom, co-founder of Fusionhappens, LLC was inducted, in front of a large crowd of his peers at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center, as a “Legend” by the members of The New…Read More - Blog Post May 19, 2012
Who Dunnit?
https://youtu.be/uYTH_Yce1HY I’m moving. Getting prepared is kind of a pain. Packing means digging through some family history. Last night I took a trip down memory lane. Memory lane is a place where I advise one to be very cautious. It’s fraught with detours and lots of baggage you thought you’d rid yourself of years ago. I did have one or…Read More - Blog Post Nov 5, 2009
Your 2nd Chance to Score a 1st Time Buyer Tax Credit
Hot off the presses: the Senate offered final approval last night, the House of Representatives chimed in this afternoon. Legislation passed containing an extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit. President Obama should sign by tomorrow (November 6). If you have any interest in the new home market, helping people and the economy recover, or just plan have a…Read More - Blog Post Apr 21, 2009
Twitter is the New "WHAT?"
Most of us love metaphors. They are a tool to help us understand our world better by linking new and complex ideas to something much more familiar to us. When Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984, his team deftly built the interface around our very familiar desktop, complete with file folders, documents, adding machine keypads and more. It…Read More - Blog Post Apr 14, 2009
What Do You Do With A Live One?
I have had my worst fears confirmed. There truly is a missing link in the evolution of new home sales.At least in the Seattle market.For my out of town readers, I’m checking up on you as you read this, so don’t get too smug…yet. New homebuilders spend tens of thousands of dollars on websites, and even more on media ads…Read More