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CoreLogic Reports March Home Prices Increased by 4.5% Year Over Year
Following the spike in homebuying activity in the first two months of 2020, home price growth continued to accelerate in March Closed home sales fell 26% in the last two weeks of March as the...
CoreLogic Reports February Home Prices Increased by 4.1% Year Over Year
Annual home price increases in February 2020 reached their highest level in more than a year As of February 2020, and prior to the coronavirus outbreak, the national home price index had...
USGBC-LA Launches 2nd Cohort of ‘Net Zero Accelerator’ to Speed Viable Building Tech’s Move into the Market for a Net Positive Future
Applications Now Being Accepted: April 2 – May 18 LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2020) The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA) today opens applications for the second cohort of the...
U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Launches Talent Portal Today, Helping Advance Region Toward Green Jobs Economy
New Partnership with ISI to Offer Envision Certification Training for Infrastructure through Portal LOS ANGELES (March 6, 2020) The City of Los Angeles kicked off a Decade of Action with the...
Garber Communities launches new website
Winter Park, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2020) – Garber Communities, one of Florida’s leading developers of affordable manufactured home communities and RV resorts, recently launched a new website –...
Decorating On Trend — Even When It Seems Impossible
FREEHOLD, N.J., Jan.30, 2020 – We’ve all seen the Top 10 lists of electronics, colors, wellness features and other design elements that are supposed to be key if you want to give your home a...
Speaker Lineup Announced for Building Innovation 2020 Conference
The Building Innovation 2020 Conference includes 46 sessions on resilience, building technology and workforce (WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 15, 2020) – The National Institute of Building Sciences is...
Plans for the International Builders' Show
The NAHB International Builders' Show is an annual homebuilding event that features something for everyone in the industry. Whether you go for the education or the fun, there is plenty of both to...
9th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards Announced at U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Chapter Green Gala
Recognized Community Leaders included LA Metro, Liberty Hill Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2019) – Last night at its 15th Green Gala, the Los Angeles Chapter of the U.S. Green Building...
Deep Freeze Danger: Preventing Costly Winter Storm Damage Starts at the Rooftop
As Winter Storms Hit Home, the Metal Roofing Alliance Says Rooftop Readiness Is Essential PORTLAND, Ore. — With many areas of the country experiencing a series of early winter storms this year,...
Tri Pointe Group Named 2019 Builder of the Year by Builder and Developer Magazine
National homebuilder recognized for its strong growth, innovative communities and comprehensive sustainability platform IRVINE, CALIF. (December 4, 2019) – TRI Pointe Group (NYSE:...
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NAHB's International Builders' Show in Review
The NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS) is the largest construction show in the world...
Community, Development Firms of the Year Named in 2019 NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21 - Modera Sedici in Washington, D.C., was named Multifamily Community...
Single-Family Starts Will Gain Ground in 2020
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21 - Single-family starts should continue on a gradual, upward...
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April housing starts fall 30.2 percent from March and 29.7 percent year-on-year Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally...HTG plans 1,000-unit affordable housing complex in Miami’s Overtown
One line – either summarize article premise or copy article deck Read More The Real...Affordable housing is back in the mix for major uptown development - but how much?
The project is seen as a major catalyst for revitalizing the northern edge of uptown, where development has lagged behind other parts of the center...
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