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• A Primer on Pay-Per-Click Marketing for Home Builders

  Most small business owners have never used this powerful tool for connecting with prospective customers and driving traffic to their Web sites.

• AARP Survey Says Almost 25% of Baby Boomers Expect to Have a Parent Live With Them.

  Growth in multi-generational households offers opportunity for builders to offer homes and neighborhoods that meet their unique needs.

• Builder Web Sites Need to be Designed for Access on Mobile Phones

  Pared-down sites with most popular information work best.

• Questions and Answers with Cynthia Russell

  Builder talks to the Florida home builder whose essay won her tickets to the inauguration

• 2009 America's Best Builders

  Conservative fiscal policies, strong architecture and air-tight quality control make the difference for these three builders.

• America's Best Builders 2009: Estes Builders

  The Washington State builder may be a small operation, but it has adopted best practices of volume builders

• America's Best Builder 2009: The Dragas Cos.

  Strict adherence to ultra-conservative financial policies keeps the company profitable through tough times.