Housing experienced a turbulent year in 2024, and all signs point to more rough seas for the industry during 2025.There were four major headwinds for housing this past year: stubbornly high inflation, the FED monetary policy of increasing interest rates to counter inflation, housing affordability, and increasing high mortgage interest rates. For 2025, there are two more headwinds the industry is going to have to fight: the crackdown on illegal immigration which will impact construction labor, and tariffs which will impact construction material costs.
Are You Wasting Time and Money with Master Plan Sets?
By Eric Tiffin
President of Business Development & Production Services, TK Design
In my 25+ years in residential architecture, I often have seen production home builders working off master plan sets. Imagine a 2,500-square-foot house with multiple structural options, framing sheets, electrical sheets, HVAC layout sheets, plumbing layout sheets, etc. The master plan may run more than 100 pages. After a client purchases a home and creates their list of desired options, someone from the building company goes through the 100-plus page set with their red pen, circling items that apply to that job and crossing out things that don’t. Then the trades are required to work from that plan set and are forced to sort through useless information to get their jobs done on time and within budget.
Cornerstone Home Lending, a pioneer in builder-lender partnerships, has received the Builder Partnerships 2024 Service Provider Partner of the Year Award.
Our top 20 builder members who took advantage of the valuable incentives offered through our rebate program earned a total of $1.8 million last year.
Many of our manufacturer partners, including Bulbrite, DuPont Tyvek, Liftmaster and Wayne Dalton, have updated their incentive programs for 2025. Don't miss out! Contact us at 303-972-7666 for details.
The future of the home building industry was on full display at the International Builders’ Show. The success of this year’s event is proof that the industry is as strong and dynamic as ever. Attendees filled the exhibit hall and education sessions to discover the latest innovations and get inspired to tackle what’s next in an ever-changing market.
The National Housing Center Board of Governors has announced the recipients of the 2025 National Housing Center Awards. Emma and Chuck Shinn are recipients of the Exemplary Service in Home Building award which recognizes individuals for outstanding and commendable accomplishments in service to the housing industry.
