Keep up with news in the new home sales industry along with career and hiring advice.

6 Features Buyers Expect to Find in Their Newly Built Homes

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Individuals and families deciding to build their homes from the ground up are looking for features typically not standard in older homes. New homebuilding allows buyers to customize their residence with the amenities they desire. Some of the most common requests we’ve seen for new home sales include the following: 1. Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency… Read more »

Adjusting to the Post-COVID Construction Industry

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To say that the coronavirus pandemic changed the construction industry would be a gross understatement. Truth be told, COVID-19 and its repercussions permanently reshaped the commercial construction and homebuilding industry, as well as new home sales, human resources, and people management in general. To adapt to the post-COVID construction industry, businesses like yours must rethink… Read more »

4 Ways to Support an Underperforming Employee

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Employee underperformance can be frustrating. Your organization’s human resources department has invested time and financial resources into the recruiting process, and naturally, you don’t want to waste this investment and cut ties with the employee prematurely. Fortunately, you may not have to. There are many ways that you can support an underperforming employee, including the… Read more »

3 Tips for Managing Different Generations

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Modern businesses face challenges that organizations of old couldn’t have fathomed. Companies of today must efficiently carry out core business operations, find a way to make themselves stand out in the crowded digital marketplace, and manage talent from several generations. The latter challenge can be particularly difficult, as each generation in the workforce has unique… Read more »

5 Value Adds Every Home Builder Should Offer

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Every new construction home sold matters now more than ever with new home sales at an all-time low in most of the country. New home sales in the U.S. dropped by 12.6% month over month in July 2022, with a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 511K, the lowest since 2016. And even though sales are… Read more »

What Interest Rate Hikes Mean for Property Management Companies

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Inflation usually causes mortgage interest rates to rise, which means fewer people are purchasing new homes. Instead, they are flocking to rental properties, keeping property management companies busy. So, while high mortgage interest rates can negatively affect real estate purchases, it typically means an increase in tenants and higher than average rental prices. Right now,… Read more »

What Perks Employees Value in 2022

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The workforce is seeing changes like never before. With the pandemic, many employees have had a long break from working in the office and are now facing a return. Some ‌perks that increase employee satisfaction have remained the same in 2022, while others have increased in importance. Employee perks differ from benefits, like health insurance…. Read more »

How Employee Satisfaction Impacts Closing the Sale

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Happy employees equal happy customers, which results in higher rates of closing the sale. When customer-facing employees are struggling with being overworked or undervalued, this can translate to how they interact with customers. Dissatisfaction in the workplace can cause rudeness and impatience, even if the employee doesn’t realize it. Customers can pick up on these… Read more »