Housing Giants - May 9, 2008 - (Page 5) 5.9.08 S TA F F Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh, 630/288-8190 paul.deffenbaugh@reedbusiness.com Assistant Managing Editor Sara Zailskas, 630/288-8197 sara.zailskas@reedbusiness.com 8 14 18 Senior Editors Bill Lurz, 941/371-4804 bill.lurz@reedbusiness.com Mark Jarasek, 630/288-8171 mark.jarasek@reedbusiness.com Felicia Oliver, 630/288-8483 felicia.oliver@reedbusiness.com “You need to start your search for new capital sources now.” – Michael P. Kahn, p. 14 F E AT U R E Contributing Editors John Burns, Rick Heaston, Michael Kahn, Michael Dickens Editorial Assistant Jennifer Powell, 630/288-8297 jennifer.powell@reedbusiness.com Production Editor Kristin Foster, 630/288-8167 kristin.foster@reedbusiness.com Creative Director Bill Patton, 630/288-8050 bpatton@reedbusiness.com Art Director Paula Girshman, 630/288-8560 paula.girshman@reedbusiness.com Circulation Manager Angela Tanner, 800/446-6551 subsmail@reedbusiness.com Vice President, Residential Construction Group Julian Francis, 630/288-8826 julian.francis@reedbusiness.com Publisher Tony Mancini, 610/205-1180 armancini@reedbusiness.com Director of Finance Bruce Ksiazek, 630/288-8120 bksiazek@reedbusiness.com Research Director Barbara Allelujka, 630/288-8175 barbara.allelujka@reedbusiness.com Editorial & Publishing Office Reed Residential Group 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523 Telephone: 630/288-8000; Fax: 630/288-8145 Letters to the Editor: Housing Giants, 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523; fax 630/2888145; e-mail: paul.deffenbaugh@reedbusiness. com. Include daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editing. Housing Giants copyright 2008 18 THE NEW HOUSING DEMOGR APHICS | P E T E R FA B R I S Match Your Buyers’ Needs The last installment of our three-part series examines how home builders can cater to the critical segments to watch: baby boomers, minorities and women. D E PA RT M E N T S 7 VIE WP OINT | SARA Z AILSK AS I Asked, You Answered, And You told us what you thought of our new digital format. So what’s next for the Housing Giants staff? 8 10 NE WS & MOVES | JENNIFER POWELL News on the people and events that shape our industry TECH | TOM GEBES Use Process Mapping to Control Your VPOs Variance purchase orders can quash your bottom line. Tom takes a look at how one builder used software to manage the extra cost. 14 M & A | M I C H A E L P. K A H N Time to Hedge Your Bets Wrap your head around hedge funds or private equity firms before you dive in. Reed Business Information Tad Smith: Chief Executive Officer Jeff Greisch: President, Chicago Division Custom Reprint, Electronic and Content Licensing use, contact The YGS Group 800/290-5460, x100 giants@theygsgroup.com Are you signed up for Housing Giants? Go to www.getfreemag.com/gia and answer YES to the digital question. http://www.getfreemag.com/gia
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