Best Practices

We know home building budgets have been cut to the bone, so there’s little money for training and even less for travel to conferences and workshops. However, we also know there’s no less need for information to help you do your job more effectively and ultimately more successfully. So, we’ve developed this line of free, on-demand slidecasts to help you keep on top of your game.


  • Lesley Deutch

    Commercial’s Gone Soft: So What?

    The commercial real estate market cycle has historically lagged the residential cycle. But with talk of a commercial real estate meltdown reaching a fever pitch is the worst really behind us? John Burns Real Estate Consulting’s Lesley Deutch deciphers what fallout the commercial real estate downturn could have on housing.

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  • Don Walker

    Portfolios & Profits: How to make money from bulk land deals

    As banks try to unload real estate assets from their balance sheets, there’s a lot of temptation for builders and developers to try to pick up lots on the cheap. But how do you know if you’re buying dogs? Don Walker, a senior vice president with John Burns Real Estate Consulting, identifies the dos and don’ts of buying portfolio land deals.

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