Head-to-Head by New Homes Solutions

Head-to-Head by New Homes Solutions

Head-to-Head, powered by New Homes Solutions, is the ultimate guide for homebuilders and their sales and marketing teams. Here you'll have access to the hottest topics and best industry practices for building your businesses and sales teams. We go head-to-head with industry thought leaders for in-depth conversations about what is keeping you up at night. You can consider this your sales meeting in a box! H2H is recorded live, and you are invited to join us live by registering in advance on NewHomesSolutions.com/Head-to-Head. Or, you can listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

January 20, 2026 62 mins

In this Head-to-Head episode, Kimberly Mackey welcomes back Leah Turner of Melinda Brodie & Company to review the latest Mystery Shopping Benchmark Study and what it reveals about today’s buyer experience. 

For the first time, the study showed a decline in every category—raising big questions about consistency, coaching, and execution. 

Highlights include: builder story (30%), asking for the sale (45%), and model demonstration ...

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Head-to-Head: Slowing Traffic? Now What? How to Keep Selling Now

with Roland Nairnsey | New Home Sales Plus

Traffic slowing down? Models getting quieter? Waiting it out is not a strategy.

In this timely episode of Head-to-Head, Kimberly Mackey is joined by Roland Nairnsey of New Home Sales Plus to tackle one of the biggest challenges sales professionals and builders face right now: how to keep selling when traffic slows.

This isn’t...

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December 5, 2025 64 mins

Want to instantly build trust, deepen rapport, and uncover what truly motivates your buyers? In this episode of Head-to-Head, Kimberly Mackey sits down with David Hagan of Sales Uncomplicated to unpack the surprising superpower top salespeople all share: curiosity.

If you’re ready to stop “pitching” and start connecting, this episode gives you the tools to do it. You’ll learn how curiosity elevates every part of the sales experienc...

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November 26, 2025 58 mins

Stand Out, Sell More! A Conversation with Kelly Primeau

When it comes to marketing in this crazy housing market, you can’t afford to blend in—and thankfully, my friend Kelly Primeau is all about helping builders break through the noise. In our latest Head-to-Head conversation, we got right to the point: if you want to sell more, you’ve got to stand out—and that takes more than just a catchy slogan or pretty pictures.

Kelly, the fou...

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Special Edition (Part 2): How to Turn Education Into Your Sales & Marketing Engine

Want more buyers who arrive already educated, aligned, and further down the funnel? In Part 2 of this special Head-to-Head series, Kimberly Mackey and Sabine Steinbrecher, CEO & Co-Founder of Hiveologie, share the practical blueprint for building an education-driven Sales and Marketing engine that attracts higher-quality traffic and converts ...

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Special Edition (Part 1): Why Education Is the New Sales & Marketing Engine for Builders

This topic is so big, we had to break it into 2 episodes. Be sure to listen to both, And, please subscribe to us on your favorite platform. Want buyers who show up already informed, already confident, and already much further down the sales funnel? In this special Head-to-Head episode, Kimberly Mackey is joined by Sabine Steinbrecher of Hiv...

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In this episode:

Are your buyers pushing back harder than ever on pricing and affordability? Are your sales slowing down because buyers—and sometimes even your team—are too afraid to take the first step? If so, you’re not alone. In today’s market, affordability isn’t just a financial hurdle—it’s an emotional one. Buyers are nervous, hesitant, and overwhelmed by headlines.

Meanwhile, too many sales professionals are hunkering down i...

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