Category Archives: Warranty Service

Housing to gradually improve in 2012

Gradual improvement in the housing market is expected next year, with existing-home sales edging up 4% to 5% and new home sales getting an even bigger boost off this year’s record lows, the chief economist of the nation’s largest real … Continue reading

Posted in Home Building, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin

Posted in Ping.fm, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Home construction slows to a crawl Building pace is far below the level economists consider healthy

WASHINGTON — Builders broke ground last month on the fewest homes in nearly two years and cut their requests for permits to start new projects to a five-decade low. The decline in construction activity is the latest evidence that the U.S. housing … Continue reading

Posted in Home Building, Ping.fm, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Home Maintenance this Spring

Check outdoor paint for peeling, cracking and coverage Inspect attic for insulation and leak stains Inspect weather stripping, thresholds, transitions, and windows Inspect exterior trim, gutters, and downspouts Clean gutters Remove storm windows and install screens Test smoke detectors and carbon … Continue reading

Posted in Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Visit us on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/PHWS-of-North-Carolina/109215819112349?v=wall

Posted in Ping.fm, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

A thousand small demonstrations of incompetence

In their book Rules to Break and Laws to Follow, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D. write that “customers have memories. They will remember you, whether you remember them or not.” Further, “customer trust can be destroyed at once by a … Continue reading

Posted in Home Building, Ping.fm, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Avoid First-Impression Mistakes You’d be surprised how many entrepreneurs pitch ideas without doing enough homework. Don’t let this happen to you, warns Harvard blogger Anthony Tja

Poor first impressions are avoidable. I’m amazed by some of the really unfortunate mistakes that people make during important first meetings, whether it’s a job interview, an important pitch, or other high stakes first-time business encounters. The secret to avoiding … Continue reading

Posted in Ping.fm, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Homeowner Orientations

Although you may have built the best new home possible, problems can still occur. How your company manages these problems, the homeowners and their needs will be crucial in your reputation. Builders should include in their new home purchase agreements and or … Continue reading

Posted in Home Building, Ping.fm, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Who watching the Warranty

While the number of foreclosures & distressed assets continue to rise, lenders and representative agency are operating in uncharted waters without understanding the full impact of their liability exposure

Posted in Home Building, Real Estate, Warranty Service | Leave a comment

Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies

Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, agreed that homeowners policies were never meant to cover “faulty, inadequate or defective” workmanship, construction or materials. Tom Zutell, spokesman for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, said the cancellations are troubling, … Continue reading

Posted in Home Building, Ping.fm, Warranty Service | Tagged , | Leave a comment