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Help Make Owen’s Make-a-Wish Tree House a Reality
Donate to Owen’s Tree House Imagine: you’re picking your way through Cleveland’s rocky, muggy woods; stepping over logs, gingerly leaping over small streams. All of a sudden a longhaired Daschund tears by, closely followed by a young boy in a distinct hybrid of a wheelchair and a tank, making wide tracks through the mud. That…
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CBUSA Member Chad Magleby Snags Custom Builder of the Year!
The book has been closed on another successful and fruitful three-day National Association of Home Builders IBS Show in Las Vegas. From January 19-21, our CBUSA team met with an array of the most influential and prolific builders in the country, attended education sessions, and witnessed the much-anticipated 2016 Best of IBS Awards. Close to…
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Imagine Your Rebate Status in Real-Time
At the core of an independent builder is a master multitasker. Any small opportunity to streamline the process comes as a welcome reprieve, and any go-out-of-the-way tasks end up being a time and effort burden sometimes too hefty to bear. A perfect and simplified example: the rebate. While you’re busy tracking a rebate, ensuring that…
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Independent Home Builders: New Markets in 2016
Power in Numbers Though we’re contentedly rounding out 2015, there’s no room for coasting into the new year. With two formidable new markets on our immediate horizon, we’re as busy and excited as ever. Empowering independent home builders to leverage more purchasing power for themselves in a challenging supply market is our driving force. As…
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Power 30 Conference 2016
We’re gearing up for CBUSA’s annual Power 30 Conference. This is one of our favorite times of year as we have the opportunity to gain input from the top tier of our extended network of custom/independent builders. This event brings together the best and most influential minds in our network for several days of best…
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Protection from Rising Prices
The entire economy is resurfacing after being submerged in one of the worst economic recessions to date. The housing market, while on the defense, is improving and that, for us, means green upturned arrows and optimism. We know that fresh, new life breathed into a housing market means a scramble to get back to pre-recession…
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Oklahoma City Off to a Fast Start
In April of 2014, CBUSA opened its 18th operation in Oklahoma City. In just over a year, this group of 12 local homebuilders have become extremely effective at demonstrating the CBUSA model, working together to generate significant savings for their companies. Notable accomplishments the last 12 months include: 35 Preferred Vendors Added 8 Committed Purchases…
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Member Spotlight | Matt Risinger
We are always interested in learning about innovative ways our members grow and develop their businesses. CBUSA member, Matt Risinger, has created an award winning blog that has helped him develop a multi-million dollar pipeline of referrals. We asked Matt a few questions about the process and idea behind building his blog to what it is…