Download or read book Housebuilding and the New Homes Market written by Industrial Systems Research and published by Industrial Systems Research. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely used study provides a detailed business-economic account of housebuilding and the new homes market. The coverage ranges from the factors affecting company growth and profitability, through market trends and issues, to innovation. The book analyses recent technical-production developments at site level and examines key influences on demand, prices, and marketing success in the main new homes sub-markets as well as the market as a whole. CONTENTS: 1. HOUSEBUILDING & THE NEW HOMES MARKET: AN OVERVIEW 2. HOUSEBUILDING & LAND (1): ECONOMIC ASPECTS 3. HOUSEBUILDING & LAND (2): POLITICAL & LEGAL INFLUENCES 4. BUILDING MATERIALS & COMPONENTS 5. LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING 6. FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, COMPANY GROWTH & PROFITABILITY 7. SIZE OF FIRMS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE & DIVERSIFICATION 8. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION & PRODUCT INNOVATION 9. THE NEW HOMES MARKET, DEMAND & PRICES 10. MARKETING NEW HOMES 11. SUB-MARKET TRENDS