http://www.builderonline.com/design/best-selling-communities/best-selling-communities/Default.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1029607http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/10-of-the-best-selling-communities-in-america.aspx?rssLink=10+of+the+Best-Selling+Communities+in+AmericaWant to know what's selling? The homes in these communities are, and they may represent the industry's future.http://www.builderonline.com/design/personality-contest.aspx?rssLink=Personality+ContestSmall details translate into sales for Zinn Design Build.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/houses-on-the-hill.aspx?rssLink=Houses+on+the+HillAttached homes outside of Manhattan have a New England state of mind.http://www.builderonline.com/design/off-the-fence.aspx?rssLink=Off+the+FenceMeet 10 projects with vitality that defied the slump.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/big-sky-small-house.aspx?rssLink=Big+Sky%2c+Small+HouseCute condos in a western town deliver a lifestyle that’s just right.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/sliding-scale.aspx?rssLink=Sliding+ScaleFlexible floor plans and an online “build your own design” feature have sparked steady sales in this inland California community.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/history-next-door.aspx?rssLink=History+Next+DoorCoastal Chesapeake cottages connect with Main Street.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/local-color.aspx?rssLink=Local+ColorA big builder perfects its entry-level pitch and beats the odds.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/green-chi.aspx?rssLink=Green+ChiA Silicon Valley infill project balances energy efficiency and energy flow.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/rebel-sell.aspx?rssLink=Rebel+SellPeek inside the homes in venerable neighborhoods in and around Raleigh, N.C., and you’ll likely encounter a preponderance of dark-glazed cabinetry, crown molding, tray ceilings, and ordered rooms with walls intersecting at 90-degree angles. http://www.builderonline.com/marketing/hillside-advantage.aspx?rssLink=Hillside+Advantage+10%2f3%2f2007+12%3a09%3a43+PMIn a real estate market as challenging as the one that exists today, builders would do well to mind the words of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who is credited with the maxim, “God is in the details.”http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/downtown-delight.aspx?rssLink=Downtown+DelightWHY IT WORKED: A whiz-bang marketing campaign targeted toward young urban professionals helped reel in buyers at this development, part of Atlanta's hot Atlantic Station, a live/work/play community in the heart of midtown.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/living-large.aspx?rssLink=Living+LargeWHY IT WORKED: Size definitely matters, especially in the world of high-end luxury real estate. Lots at Sanctuary average 22,000 square feet; floor plans, some featuring as many as five bedrooms and a four-car garage, top out at a whopping 5,599 square feet.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/designed-to-sell.aspx?rssLink=Designed+to+SellWHY IT WORKED: Even in uncertain markets, homes that are well-located, well-designed, and well-priced continue to sell. At Knightsbridge Gate, Winnick Homes came up with plans that work well on smaller lots, which allowed the builder to charge less than the going rate for new construction.http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/smooth-sailing.aspx?rssLink=Smooth+SailingWHY IT WORKED: Attractive, no-maintenance townhomes, plenty of storage, and access to the Intracoastal Waterway for yachts up to 100 feet—what could be better for an active downsizer?http://www.builderonline.com/best-selling-communities/move-up-appeal.aspx?rssLink=Move-Up+AppealWHY IT WORKED: These semi-rural estate homes, located in an established community that borders one of the region's largest open-space preserves, have been especially popular with move-up buyers. They like having more square footage and a bigger yard without having to leave a quality school district.http://www.builderonline.com/sales-and-marketing/right-price.aspx?rssLink=Right+PriceWHY IT WORKED: These homes were just what buyers wanted, priced to sell—even when the pool of interested prospective homeowners began to dry up. Irving Gill–inspired architecture helped make Shea Homes' first attached product at Windingwalk a success with first-time buyers, empty-nesters, and move-up homeowners.http://www.builderonline.com/design/on-target.aspx?rssLink=Hot+Sellers%3a+On+TargetOrland Park Crossing, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, has lots of what its target market—young professionals and downsizers—wanted, including good commuting options, top-notch interior features, and proximity to a new redevelopment area in the Village of Orland Park.http://www.builderonline.com/sales-and-marketing/luring-sales.aspx?rssLink=Luring+SalesOn a rainy Saturday morning last October, the developers of the low-density, lakeside resort project Firefly Cove, on Lake Lure near Asheville, N.C., sold 24 home sites and condominiums—representing $15 million and accounting for more than half of the first phase's release—within three hours.http://www.builderonline.com/flooring/lennars-virtual-reality.aspx?rssLink=Lennar's+Virtual+RealityIRVINE, CALIF. -- When Lennar began plans for Irvine, Calif.'s Central Park West, a mixed-use, pedestrian-focused, urban master planned village, one of the challenges the home builder faced was how to show the public the 82 different floor plans for the 1,380 units. And then Mollie Carmichael, Lennar's vice president of marketing, came up with a solution that not only met this challenge but also enhances the buyer experience -- a theater room that features full-scale, virtual floor plan tours.