The United States Forest Service has moved national wildfire preparedness to its highest level, a five out of five. This ...

Turning a Standard Feature Into a Solid Upgrade For homebuilders, the right upgrade has to accomplish more than simply look ...

More than 30 years ago, for a different housing industry magazine, I wrote an article about the shortage of skilled labor in the residential construction industry and shared tactics being employed by ...

This article initially appeared in the March/April 2026 issue of Pro Builder With nearly 8,000 square feet across three floors, an 18-car basement garage, 20-foot-high ceilings, and even a separate ...

At Creekside at Cartwright Ranch in Boise, Idaho, Brighton Homes turns a hallway into a terrace overlooking the home. Larger than the loft it extends from, it sits off the secondary bedrooms with a ...

First-time buyers are looking for a low monthly payment and a floor plan that adapts to their changing lifestyles. New-home communities aren’t winning buyers over by list price alone, and this is ...

Builder leads don't fail because of a lack of interest—they fail when follow-up is slow, disconnected, or inconsistent. Join ProBuilder's live panel of industry experts to learn practical strategies ...

Pro Builder offers industry news, best practices, house plans, design ideas, and cutting-edge building product information. Newsletters Each day, our editors assemble the latest breaking industry news ...

Home design should focus on more than just the aesthetics, so says Laura Sullivan, founder of Asheville, N.C.-based design firm ID.ology. In this episode of Women at WIRC, Sullivan tells us how her ...

What does it say about the country’s leading home builders when they earn less housing-related revenue in 2023 than during the previous year but report higher profits, spend more to market and sell ...

An example of a multiport tee with PEX-B pipe. These preformed pieces can reduce a large number of fittings if used in a well-laid-out plumbing system. This article first appeared in the May/June 2025 ...

The Peabody School adaptive reuse project in Chicago converted the Elizabeth Peabody School, built in 1894, into 23 apartments and salvaged materials from the school to add character and preserve ...