TREND report recently sat down with Southern Arizona’s top 4 home builders to get their outlook on the 2008 real estate market. Attending the roundtable were John Bremond of KB Home; David Greenberg of DR Horton Homes; Shawn Chlarson of Pulte Homes; and Steve Craddock of Lennar Homes. Despite the challenges they face in the year ahead, the overall mood was upbeat with David Greenberg injecting his keen sense of wit. More →
With growing uncertainty in the real estate market, a fundamental question many builders and developers are faced with is whether to jump on the “green bandwagon” by incorporating sustainable planning and building practices into their projects. We are barraged daily by reports of global warming, receding glaciers, and rising sea levels. Even popular culture has embraced green building as the cause célèbre with the Oscar ceremonies going “carbon neutral” and Al Gore being awarded both the Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his documentary and related efforts to combat global warming. It appears that at least for now green is “sexy.” More →
