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Blog Post Jan 31, 2017How Homebuilders Can Rock The Boat, Without Sinking The Ship
Lennar CEO Stuart Miller spends a dozen minutes sharing with fellow homebuilders his belief that “Success is the enemy of innovation” and explaining how he is managing change at one of American’s most successful homebuilding companies. He tells us, “You need to get to the future first,” meaning before your buyers and before your competitors. What are you doing today…Read More -
Blog Post Jul 2, 2009Is it Time to Push Your Reset Button?
We may be living in one of the greatest eras of opportunity in recent history. It may look grim right now, and we have fond memories of the early 2000s, when sometimes all it took to win was just to show up. But the good news is the current economy presents an opportunity to rethink and reinvent our industry. If…Read More -
Blog Post Apr 14, 2009What 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 - Blog Post Mar 6, 2009
Seattle in Forbes "Top 10 Home Markets"
David Letterman has hooked us all on "Top 10" lists! (By the way, did you see Bono U-2 all this week on Letterman?). Recently Forbes published their Top 10s for 'best' and 'worst' housing markets in the US. New York City was #1 for best market with values holding strong! Seattle squeaked in at #10. Forbes' source was the S&P/Case-Shiller…Read More - Blog Post Feb 24, 2009
Be Careful What You Ask For
If you want to connect with people, find out what they are passionate about. About 5 p.m. yesterday as I headed to the ferry boat for my ride home, I “tweeted” a simple question, which also updated by Facebook status: “OK Seattle: the question is Dick's Deluxe? Or, In and Out Burger?” By dinner time, I had over a dozen…Read More