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Catching the Boomerang: Understanding and Attracting Millennial Homebuyers

Catching the Boomerang: Understanding and Attracting Millennial Homebuyers

The number stands at a whopping 2.5 million. That is the current shortage of houses in the U.S. market. Research shows contractors must build 1.7 ...
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Builders Should Brace for More Construction Defect Litigation

“It won’t happen to us.” The famous last words of home builders right before “it” happens: the catastrophic claim that wipes out profits, sucks up ...
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Home Builder Boom: Pros and Cons of the 2021 Housing Market

Home Builder Boom: Pros and Cons of the 2021 Housing Market

“It’s crazy.” Jeffrey Mezger, CEO of KB Homes, used these two words to describe 2021’s booming housing market. He should know. KB Homes is one ...
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Updating a Warranty Program Belongs at the Bottom of the To-Do List—Myth Busted

Updating a Warranty Program Belongs at the Bottom of the To-Do List — MYTH BUSTED

In our fourth and final MYTHBUSTERS:  The Home Builder Edition, PWSC addresses the variety of reasons builders put off incorporating, re-evaluating, or updating their warranty ...
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Updating a Warranty Program Belongs at the Bottom of the To-Do List—Myth Busted

Insurance Carriers Do Not Care About Home Builder Warranties – MYTH BUSTED

In our third MYTHBUSTERS:  The Home Builder Edition, PWSC takes on a common misconception that insurance carriers don’t pay attention to whether builders include warranty ...
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Updating a Warranty Program Belongs at the Bottom of the To-Do List—Myth Busted

If My Homeowners Take a Claim to Litigation, Arbitration is Not an Option – MYTH BUSTED

In our second MYTHBUSTERS:  The Home Builder Edition, PWSC tackles the topic of enforcing an arbitration provision, even if a homeowner takes a claim to litigation. ...
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Updating a Warranty Program Belongs at the Bottom of the To-Do List—Myth Busted

Saying Yes to Every Repair Request Will Lead to More Satisfied Customers – MYTH BUSTED

In our first MYTHBUSTERS:  The Home Builder Edition, PWSC tackles common home building industry misconceptions… There is a long list of reasons we enjoy working ...
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PWSC and Quality Built Launch Builder Protection Program

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CHANTILLY, VA – January 2021 – Professional Warranty Service Corporation (PWSC) and Quality Built announced today their joint effort to ...
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A Message from PWSC’s President & CEO Regarding Coronavirus

To all of our valued partners and clients, we wanted to relay that our thoughts are with you and your family as well as everyone ...
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Builder Structural Warranties as Necessary as Risk Insurance

Builder Structural Warranties as Necessary as Risk Insurance

Residential developers and general contractors must maintain insurance policies for every project. While insurance is a requirement for new home construction, builders have a wide ...
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Top Residential Construction Trends for 2025

A look at what’s changing, what is not, and how to prepare for both.