Author: Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki

By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki What does the turmoil of the Coronavirus mean for new homes and communities? For starters, we are all spending more time at home, and gaining a greater appreciation for, or frustration of, all the things that come with that. Themes like safety, social isolation, health and hygiene taking top spot on the […]

By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki At age 18, in 1950, Bill Pulte built his first house by hand on Detroit’s Christy Street on land donated by a relative using plans purchased from the local newspaper and with tools given to him as high school graduation gifts. It was a five-room bungalow that he built with a group […]

By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki David Baker Architects (DBA) is led by namesake David Baker, FAIA, himself, who this year claimed a well-deserved spot in the Best in American Living™ Hall of Fame, as part of the eighth class of inductees. Baker is the founding principal of DBA, a progressive and collaborative practice based in San Francisco […]

By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki When you think of women who have had a deep and lasting impact on the homebuilding and community development industry, two names are at the top of that list – Denise Dersin and Debra Bassert. They share a lot in common. Both are generous with their time and energy, are exceptional writers, […]

Homebuilding is a long-term, some say manufacturing business, where scale and success  depends on repeatability and controlling options. In the “pipeline economy,” where value was created by producers (home builders) and transferred to consumers (home buyers), brands and businesses were in control. They built what they built and priced it according to market determined by […]