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6.23.08 S TA F F Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh, 630/288-8190 paul.deffenbaugh@reedbusiness.com 10 14 24 Assistant Managing Editor Sara Zailskas, 630/288-8197 sara.zailskas@reedbusiness.com 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 FEATURE 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 24 T h E L A n d d iL E m m A | Peter Fabris Land: Buy or sell? Giants are facing that question as they react to the market now and position themselves for the future. dEPARTmEnTS 7 10 14 v i E w P o i n T | Bill Lurz Are you watching QSPEs? They’ll likely force several moves, Bill writes. n E w S & m o v E S | Jennifer Powell News on the people and events that shape our industry S E L L | Rick Heaston The Critical Path to Buying This first of a two-part series examines home buyers’ needs at different points in the sales process. 20 w o R k F o R c E | David Grunwald Leverage for Success Collaboration between public, private and non-profit resources can make affordable housing solutions a reality. Reed Business Information Tad Smith: Chief Executive Officer Jeff Greisch: President, Chicago Division Custom Reprint, Electronic and Content Licensing use, contact Angie Van Gorder 717/399-1900, x176, angie.vangorder@theygsgroup.com Are you signed up for Housing Giants? Go to www.getfreemag.com/gia and answer YES to the digital question. Your Customer’s Decisions “Plenty of builders are in a position to buy and hold; the problem is they are not finding what they want to buy at the right price.” – John Burns on land, p. 24 http://www.getfreemag.com/gia

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