By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki The experience of living “life from home” during the coronavirus pandemic has many Americans – both owners and renters – wanting to move sooner than previously planned. The America At Home Study conducted online April 23-30th of 3,001 US consumers 25 to 74 years of age with household incomes of $50,000 plus […]
Author: Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki
Getting Through Today and Looking Forward to Tomorrow – “Community” is More Important Than Ever
By Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki Community means more than ever now. There are examples of it everywhere as we all work to stay connected socially and emotionally, if not physically. “Home” is the center of our world for the time being, with stay-in-place-orders effective in most states. Community developers, who create the canvas on which those homes […]
With an Increase in “Life from Home,” Could Homes Be The Post-WW2 Car?
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 […]
Bill Pulte – Best in American Living™ Hall of Fame Inductee For the Love of Building Homes
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 […]
David Baker and Sherwin-Williams Inducted into the 8th BALA Hall of Fame
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 […]
Denise Dersin and Debra Bassert: Two BALA Hall of Fame Inductees Who’ve Made a Career Making Space for Others
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, […]
Competitive Advantage: Customer Engagement
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 […]
The Efficiency Mindset and Its Impact on Home Design
Algorithms. AI. Robots. Augmented reality. Attainability. The iBuyer. Everywhere we turn today, and in every industry, the talk is all about efficiency. How will you beat, or at least compete, with Amazon? Is one day shipping fast enough? How can you remove outdated, rigid processes from the consumer journey? How can automation eliminate waste or […]