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Home builders who provided their customers with the best purchase and ownership experiences—according to surveyed home buyers—were recently honored in the 21st annual Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards competition. The winning builders were chosen based on the results of more than 106,000 surveys which were administered to all recent home owners from over 156 major homebuilders across the U.S. MBK Homes is the recipient of the “The Eliant” award for the Best Overall Purchase and Ownership Experience from among multi-division builders. In addition, MBK Homes was honored with 21 awards including an unprecedented 11 First Place awards and 6 Second Place awards among all Medium-Volume builders.

The highest number of awards earned by a home builder in this year’s competition was a total of 22 Homebuyers’ Choice Awards earned by The New Home Company, including four First Place Awards.

A clear customer favorite, the TRI Pointe Group, won a total of 18 Homebuyer’s Choice Awards, half of which were Premier Awards. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition,” stated Tom Mitchell, President and COO of the TRI Pointe Group.

Benchmark Communities won a total of 16 Homebuyers’ Choice Awards, and William Lyon Homes, Robson Resort Communities and GL Homes of Florida were recognized both the Large and High Volume Builder segment. William Lyon received homebuyers’ number one ranking for the Construction Experience and Design Experience.  

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The winners for the 2016 "Best Places to Work in Orange County" have been announced this week in the Orange County Business Journal with several Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc. (BIASC) members making rank on the list.

Best Places to Work in Orange County is a survey competition to determine which participants are the best employers. The process is managed by Best Companies Group (BCG), an independent research firm specializing in identifying and recognizing great places to work, and winners are published in the Orange County Business Journal. BCG manages programs worldwide, including the US, Canada and the UK.

BIASC members MBK Homes; Murow CM; Crummack Huseby Property Management, Inc.; and Danielian Associates Architecture + Planning won in the Small Employer Category (15 - 49 U.S. Employees). Haskell & White LLP; Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP; and MBK Homes won in the Medium Employer Category (50 - 249 U.S. Employees), while The New Home Company; TRI Pointe Group; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Moss Adams LLP; and Cresa all won in the Large Employer Category (250 or More U.S. Employees).

The process includes 2 surveys to gather detailed data about each participating company. BCG conducts the surveys, analyzes the data and determines the winners and rankings. Organizations that classify themselves as for-profits, not-for-profits or government entities, publicly or privately held businesses, companies with a facility in Orange County, CA, companies with 15+ permanent employees working in Orange County, CA, and companies in business a minimum of 1 year were all allowed to be considered for the award.