Whitney Blair Custom Home Builder: Whitney Blair Custom Homes Update March 1, 2010

It's been a whirlwind the last few weeks...but all good activity, which is encouraging for us and the economy! We've just returned from the 2010 Southern Living Custom Builder Program annual conference, held this year in Point Clear, AL. It was a great conference with informative speakers, with our very own Jeff Sanderson in the spotlight as part of the Board of Directors Q&A Panel, taking questions from the general audience on a variety of topics ranging from building technicalities to construction forecasts for various areas of the US. Jeff also co-hosted a breakout session on Builder/Developer Opportunities...a session devoted to out of the box thinking for builders as well as developers looking for new ways to partner together and continue to survive these challenging economic times. Our very own Vicky Serany of Southern Studio spoke on the 2nd day to a packed room eager to hear her thoughts on 2010 interior design themes and managing selections in line with budgets, followed by an equally well-attended breakout session.

It wasn't all work...we were able to spend some time with a few of our favorite builder colleagues, a special shout out to Todd and Kelly Wilson of Wilson Design and Construction in Valdosta, GA and Ed and Kim Sadler of Sadler Construction in VA Beach, VA - can't wait for the upcoming road trip! Eric Sasser of the Newport News/Portsmouth, VA area was named the 2010 Southern Living Builder of the Year...well deserved, Eric! The highlight every year is hearing a few hit tunes from our Nashville songwriter buddies Rob Crosby, James Dean Hicks and Bobby Montana...we've included a few photos of conference highlights, can't wait til next year's meeting!