A: AS MANY ARE AWARE, SAFETY NEVER TAKES A VACATION. THE HIDDEN ENEMIES IN A HOME ARE CARBON MONOXIDE, ASBESTOS AND RADON. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and toxic gas produced as a by-product of combustion. Carbon monoxide detectors…
A: MAINTAINING THE BUDGET REQUIRES A FOCUSED EFFORT OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT BY MANY PARTIES. IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOCUS. A DISCILPINED TEAM FOCUS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND CLIENTS. We have…
A: WHAT DO PORK BELLIES, ORANGE JUICE, WHEAT HAVE IN COMMON WITH HOME MORTGAGES? They are all commodities. The price of them changes daily. At one point in my career we had a mortgage company under the Quail Umbrella. We…
When we started Quail Homes (1989) our first four homes we built we 1200 square feet 3 bedroom 2 bath single level homes. They were targeted for the Empty Nester buyer. It is hard to imagine that they were $79,900….
It is time to have a frank discussion on meeting the needs of our aging population. I have watched over my career what I and most deem as poor public policy in providing housing for the empty nester buyer. Anybody…
I gave sharpened yellow #2 pencils with pads of paper to our employees as a gift at our last meeting of the year. We all operate in this digital world where we communicate in rapid speed. So, we think!! I…
The housing market had a good year. We have participated in that good fortune. Next year looks promising. Interest rates and inventory levels are down which is good for housing. We see continued population growth. We are really excited for…
We must have an excellent process in communicating so that our clients trust us. We must provide them timely and pertinent information so that they feel comfortable throughout the build process. Otherwise we can easily get overwhelmed with the daily…
My 30-year career spans the evolution of handwritten letters, typewriters, word processors, face to face meetings, cell phones, fax machines, email, texting, instant photos/videos via the smart phone, video conferencing, etc. We have been working on an effective communication system…
Orginial article posted on The Columbian Homes Website. Until 30 years passes, you don’t realize how fast it goes. Nor do you realize how much change occurs. A Motorola cell phone “the brick” was the hot and exciting phone. A…