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New California Energy Building Code Updates
The implementation of these updates will result in savings – both in costs and environmental impact By J. ANDREW MCALLISTER Comfort is an important benefit of energy-efficient homes. Due to...
Redfin Migration Report: Phoenix, Atlanta, Sacramento, Las Vegas and Austin Continue to Attract Thousands of Homebuyers From Pricey, High-Tax Metros
Phoenix's Arcadia, Sacramento's River Park, and Atlanta's Buckhead are the most popular neighborhoods for transplants SEATTLE – (NASDAQ: RDFN) – Twenty-five percent of home searchers...
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Raken Enhances Jobsite Safety and Efficiency With Launch of Toolbox Talks
Leading construction field app's latest feature streamlines toolbox talks for superintendents and safety managers SAN DIEGO – June 19, 2019 – Raken, the top-rated mobile field management...
KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives 2019 Gold Nugget Award Honors
Awards pay tribute to superior architectural design and planning IRVINE, Calif. – Judges for the 2019 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture +...
Flawless Execution by Design
Maximizing your model home investment through strategic planning By LAURA O'CONNOR The most important sales tool a builder invests in is a well-merchandised model home. Having a picture-perfect...
First Quarter Economic Update
Despite a minor hangover from 2018, there is no recession in sight for the housing market By PATRICK DUFFY If you were to plan for the rest of 2019 based on some media headlines...
New Home Building Geography Index Shows Single-Family Growth Limited to Exurbs
WASHINGTON, May 28 - In a sign that housing affordability is becoming a growing issue nationwide, as of the first quarter of 2019 exurbs were the only region that registered single-family permit...
Bringing Building Codes into 2019
Title 24’s 2019 regulations bring changes in building standards for a sustainable built environment By MS. YING WANG AND LANCE A. WILLIAMS Newly adjusted Title 24 standards are core to the...
Outdoor Advertising: Your First Customer Service Step
Homebuilders can serve both a customer’s sense and sensibility with effective outdoor advertising campaigns By JONATHAN WILHELM It is often said that the cost of acquiring a new customer is...
The Power of Merchandising Model Homes
Model homes can be the key to sales; this is how By MARY COOK Driving occupancy rates is the ultimate goal in the housing industry, where potential renters or buyers decide if they are interested...
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New Home Building Geography Index Shows Single-Family Growth Limited to Exurbs
WASHINGTON, May 28 - In a sign that housing affordability is becoming a growing issue...
May 28th, 2019
Crapo's Housing Finance Reform Plan Moves the Debate Forward
WASHINGTON, March 26 – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today commended...
March 26th, 2019
February Housing Starts Down After Single-Family Surge in January
WASHINGTON, March 26 - Total housing starts fell 8.7 percent in February to a seasonally...
March 26th, 2019
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Houston's housing market registers seventh straight month of gains
Houston-area home sales increased nearly 10 percent in September from a year ago as buyers closed on 7,035 single-family homes… Read... October 10th, 20193 Signs the Housing Market Is on the Rebound
The residential real estate market has been plodding along most of the year, but three recent reports show it may be on the verge of a... October 10th, 201910/11: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
Consumer Price Index unchanged in September, up 1.7 percent year-on-year The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in September after rising 0.1... October 10th, 2019As green housing becomes popular, the Wisconsin real estate market is adapting
This house uses about 90% less energy than other homes. In 2017, it became one of the first certified passive houses in the state… Read... October 10th, 2019The best smart home devices of 2019
Here are the smart home products that are most worth your time this year… Read... October 10th, 2019Two Green Bay housing projects address dire needs
The committee has also approved a development agreement for a new apartment complex in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods… Read... October 10th, 2019Veros Taps Mortgage Industry Innovator Brian Fluhr to Lead Marketing
SANTA ANA, Calif., October 9, 2019—Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®), a leading developer of enterprise risk management, collateral valuation... October 9th, 2019Las Vegas home prices near pre-recession highs
Over 13 years after the market peaked, Las Vegas house prices last month came close to highs…. Read More Las Vegas... October 9th, 2019Austin's New Land Code Could Provide Hundreds Of Thousands More Homes
The latest iteration of the city’s new land development code could allow builders to put up as many as 397,000 new housing units in... October 9th, 201910/10: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
August job openings fall 1.7 percent, but still over 1 million more unemployed persons than openings The number of job openings fell 1.7 percent... October 9th, 2019The Green Revolution Spreading Across Our Buildings
He chose the Emme apartment building in part because of the third-floor green roof… New York... October 9th, 2019Hudson Yards named NYC’s first LEED Gold neighborhood
This certification furthers its position as sustainable, connected, and forward-thinking… Read More Real Estate... October 9th, 2019
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ASK A DESIGNER: Drab and boring? Not these laundry rooms
HGTV’s Brian Patrick Flynn and Miami-based Raquel Mothe, of Mothe Design offer advice… Read More AP... October 9th, 2019Boston's Public Housing Goes Private: Why The City Is Teaming Up With Developers
Cities nationwide have adopted the same public/private approach often called mixed-finance… Read... October 9th, 2019These housing markets boast the most affordable neighborhoods in the country
Trulia finds that a home’s proximity to the big city is an indicator of its affordability… Read... October 7th, 2019Hot housing market puts seniors on the move
Senior community leaders in West Michigan are rushing to meet an increase of new and prospective elder residents… Read... October 7th, 201910/8: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
September job growth slows to 136,000, unemployment dips to near 50-year low Job growth slowed to 136,000 in September (versus 165,000 in August),... October 7th, 2019Community solar power project in Potsdam nearing start of construction
A large solar power project that could generate enough electricity to power 1,000 homes next year is on track for development… Read More North... October 7th, 2019New Housing Development in Dayton
Granite Pointe is looking to build around 30 new homes in a vacant lot near the senior center and Dayton Valley Branch Library… Read... October 7th, 2019Homebuilder Stocks Are Sitting Pretty
Shares of homebuilders were a relatively bright spot Wednesday in a sea of red in the stock market… Read More The Wall Street... October 3rd, 2019MBA: Applications rebound after rates return to near 3-year low
MBA indicates the nation’s borrowers took to the market, increasing applications by 8.1%... Read More... October 3rd, 201910/4: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
September planned job cuts declined 22.3 percent from August, but YTD totals still up 26.9 percent versus 2018 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based... October 3rd, 2019Young Entrepreneur Creates Social Impact Fund To Create Sustainable Housing
Through 548 Capital, LLC, A.J. Patton created the Solar Chicago Fund and began construction on their first sustainable housing site… Read More... October 3rd, 2019Green building rules push electrification
Marin County is hoping to offer more middle ground for new construction, and to relieve small units of burdensome rules… Read More The Point... October 3rd, 2019No Tweets available. Login as Admin to see more details.
