Lower Interest Rates, Rising Consumer Confidence Boost Builder Sentiment
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19 -- Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose four points to 62 in February, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today in Las Vegas during the 75th annual International Builders' Show. "Ongoing reduction in...
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Get your schedules ready because it's going to be a great ride! Doors open bright and early 7 am on February 19th, 2019, and the opening ceremony will feature Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Dana Carvey. ...
BRIDGE Housing Awarded $6.23M from Capital Magnet Fund
SAN FRANCISCO, February 14, 2019 – Nonprofit BRIDGE Housing was awarded $6.23 million from the Capital Magnet Fund, a program of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. BRIDGE will use its award as a revolving source of predevelopment, acquisition and bridge financing for its...
Keeping Pace With Denver’s Population Boom: GE Appliances Doubles Its Mile-High Warehouse Space With New Distribution Center
Newest “smart” facility features advanced sensing and tracking technology to drive industry-leading inventory turns, enabling the GEA distribution system to deliver products in three days or fewer to 90 percent of U.S. homes. Denver expansion part of $150 million national investment to grow the GE Appliances distribution...MBK Rental Living and R.D. Olson Construction Team up on 330-Unit Luxury Apartment Project Construction is underway at Artesa at Menifee Town Center, slated to open early 2020 Read More Builder and Developer...
MBK Rental Living and R.D. Olson Construction Team up on 330-Unit Luxury Apartment Project in Menifee Master-Planned Community
Construction is underway at Artesa at Menifee Town Center, slated to open early 2020 Irvine, Calif. (February 6, 2019) – MBK Rental Living and R.D. Olson Construction announce the groundbreaking of Artesa at Menifee Town Center, a Spanish mission-style apartment community located in the heart of Menifee. Offering urban-style...
Operation FINALLY HOME Announces Partnership with RoyOMartin
New Braunfels, Texas (January xx, 2019) – Operation FINALLY HOME announced a new partnership with RoyOMartin, a leading, family-owned company in the building products industry. This partnership will help Operation FINALLY HOME further its mission of providing homes and home modifications for wounded, ill and injured veterans by...
Real Estate Developer, Builder, and Businessman Al Baldwin Helps Raise More Than $500 Million for National Park Foundation as Board Member and Chair of Centennial Committee
Additional Philanthropy Work Includes Board Role with Stars & Stripes, Raising Millions for Regional Charities Who Provide Opportunities for Children and Community NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (January 31, 2019) - Baldwin & Sons, the builder and developer creating thriving communities for Southern California families for over six...
Trendmaker Homes Debuts New 30-Site Section at Palmera Ridge, a Master-Planned Community in North Austin
LEANDER, Texas (February 5, 2019) – Trendmaker Homes, a member of the TRI Pointe Group (NYSE:TPH), announced the grand opening of a new residential community at Palmera Ridge, a 426-acre master-planned community located in the North Austin metro city of Leander. Trendmaker is building 30 single-family homes on 50’ lots on the...
TRI Pointe Assurance Launches New Escrow Closing Services and Expands Title Insurance Across TRI Pointe Group's Homebuilder Brands
18-year veteran Jill Kayser tapped as vice president of title and escrow services to oversee the multi-state operation IRVINE, Calif. (February 5, 2019) – TRI Pointe Group (NYSE: TPH), one of the top 10 largest public homebuilders in the United States based on equity market capitalization, announced today that TRI Pointe...
CoreLogic Reports December Home Prices Increased by 4.7 Percent Year Over Year
Twelve-month home-price growth rate was slowest since August 2012 Annual average price growth in 2018 was 5.8 percent, with annual average price growth forecast to slow in 2019 to 3.4 percent After peaking in March, December marked the ninth consecutive month of decelerating annual HPI growth in the United States IRVINE,...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Randy Noel on Sen. Crapo's Housing Finance Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., issued the following statement on Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo's housing finance reform proposal: "NAHB commends Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo for taking this...
The 2019 BIA Outlook Dinner
Industry experts came together, sharing insight to build towards success By Julia Edinger The annual Building Industry Association (BIA) outlook dinner for Orange County took place in Irvine, Calif. on January 28. Industry leaders from all over Southern California came together to network with professionals, share their expertise,...
Enterprise’s Health Begins with Home to Harness the Power of Affordable Homes to Create Healthier Communities Nationwide
The initiative will deploy $250 million over five years to spur collaboration among health, housing and community development sectors COLUMBIA, MD (Jan. 24, 2019) – Enterprise Community Partners Inc. (Enterprise) today launched Health Begins with Home, a national initiative to harness the power of affordable homes to...
Mattamy Homes Expands Phoenix Presence with Camelback Ranch Purchase
PHOENIX, AZ, Jan. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - Mattamy Homes is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant property in Phoenix, AZ, located next to Camelback Ranch-Glendale Field, the home of spring training and year-round player development for the LA Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. This purchase will enable Mattamy to bring new homes...
Greystar is Now Preleasing Elan Crockett Row Apartments Offering an Elite Lifestyle in Fort Worth’s Culture Epicenter
Model of rustic, elegant, naturally relaxed apartments at the heart of West 7th now available for tours FORT WORTH (Jan. 14, 2019) – Greystar is continuing to redefine excellence in apartment living with Elan’s newest Fort Worth community – Elan Crockett Row. Located at 3001 Crockett St., Elan Crockett Row is bringing a...
NAHB Recognizes Leaders in Residential Construction Safety
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has named the winners of the 13th annual NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) for their commitment to strong safety programs. The awards program recognizes member companies, workers and other individuals for outstanding safety...
SolarEdge Collaborates with Google to Integrate EV Charging with the Google Assistant
Smart speaker commands make EV charging more convenient, supporting increased market demand for smart energy solutions Fremont, CA and Las Vegas, NV (January 9, 2019) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, announced today that electric vehicle (EV)...
KTGY Principal Bill Ramsey AIA to Spearhead Mountain States Expansion of the Firm’s For-Sale Residential Architecture and Planning Studio
DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Principal Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, is leading an expansion of KTGY’s for-sale residential practice. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Ramsey will manage an architecture and planning team dedicated to expanding design services for new for-sale residential developments in...
NAHB Study Shows Nearly 130,000 Households Priced Out of Housing Market with Each $1,000 Price Increase
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 - According to a recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a $1,000 increase in the cost of a median-priced newly-built home pushes 127,560 prospective buyers out of the market. In other words, based on their incomes, these households would be able to qualify for a mortgage to purchase the home...
8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards Announced at U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Chapter Green Gala
Los Angeles, CA (December 7, 2018) – Last night at its 14th Green Gala, the Los Angeles Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-LA) presented the 8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards (SIA), with the Project of the Year awarded to the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California...
CAMELOT HOMES UNVEILS FIRST MODEL HOME AT NORTH SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY
Lane’s End has opened its highly anticipated model home for prospective homebuyers PHOENIX, Ariz. – Dec. 18, 2018 – Camelot Homes, one of Arizona’s most prestigious family-owned homebuilders, announces that Lane’s End has opened its first of two model homes. The gated North Scottsdale community is comprised of 15...
CoreLogic Reports November Home Prices Increased by 5.1 Percent Year Over Year
Home-price growth projected to slow to 4.8 percent by November 2019 November marked the eighth consecutive month of slowing annual HPI growth Homeowner perception of home value may set up 2019 as a buyers’ market North Dakota was the only state to show a year-over-year decline in prices this month, while Idaho and...
TRENDMAKER HOMES DELIVERS SMART HOMES FEATURING AMAZON ALEXA TO BUYERS IN AUSTIN AND HOUSTON MARKETS
The new offerings are an advancement of the HomeSmart® included in-home technology package as well a commitment to delivering what today’s buyers want HOUSTON (December 18, 2018) – Trendmaker Homes & Development, a member of the TRI Pointe Group family of premium regional homebuilders, announced that it is teaming with...
Single-Family Starts Drop in November as Builders Face Affordability Concerns
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rising housing affordability issues continue to hinder single-family production even as total housing starts increased in November. According to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department, overall housing starts rose 3.2 percent in November to a...
CoreLogic and NAHB Host Construction Industry Roundtable
Analyzing the Current and Future State of Residential Construction WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2018 – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the nation's leading advocate for the home building industry, today...
Bassenian Lagoni Provides Design With a Vision
By designing a rock solid base for their business, Bassenian Lagoni has excelled in the US and international arenas, being known for innovative design and wonderful customer service By Brianna Fries How does an architecture and design firm with projects around the world ensure that they deliver well-designed and functional...
2018’s Top 5 Design Trends Define Our Future & It’s Not What You Think
A review of the years top design trends reveals a sweeping paradigm shift for interior design By MARY COOK They say hindsight is 20/20, and a look back at 2018’s commercial interior design trends shows that the industry is undergoing a sweeping paradigm shift. At the start of the year, industry icon Interior Design magazine...
It Takes A Village To Revitalize An Island City
By Brianna Fries The colloquialism “it takes a village” conveys the idea that a child learns about the world through the shared knowledge of the tightly knit community they are in. A community created by the Howard Hughes Corporation is turning this idea on its head. The home building world may be the ones learning about how to...
Tri Pointe Group Expands into Top U.S. Metro Area with Acquisition of Dunhill Homes, A Winchester Carlisle Company, in Dallas-Fort Worth
New Division President Rich Rodriguez Brings Local Knowledge and Expertise in the Nation’s Largest Homebuilding Market DALLAS, TX (December 11, 2018) – TRI Pointe Group (NYSE: TPH), one of the top ten largest public homebuilders in the United States based on equity market capitalization, announced today that it is expanding...
SolarEdge Products in the US to comply with the NEC 2017 Update and Rule 21 Phase 3
SolarEdge Leads in Compliancy for Newest Advanced Safety and Grid Requirements Fremont, California (December 11, 2018) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, announced today that it is ready for the implementation of both NEC 2017’s revision to the PV Rapid...New homes priced below $300K coming to Tacoma for households making $75K or less
It’s one of the first high-profile salvos in bringing home prices back down to Earth in the metro area… Read More Kiro 7 https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/new-homes-priced-below-300k-coming-to-tacoma-for-households-making-75k-or-less/884398471...
TRENDMAKER HOMES CELEBRATES ITS NEW LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY IN WEST HOUSTON NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
LakeHouse will offer a highly anticipated resort-style amenity center with year-round recreational activities in a premium lake living setting KATY, TEXAS (November 30, 2018) – Trendmaker Homes & Development has announced that construction is underway at LakeHouse, a new gated community just west of Houston in Katy. As the...
ABC Green Home 4.0 Net-Zero, Smart Home Education
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The ABC Green Home™ 4.0 Luxe Build Breaks Ground and Begins Construction
Please monitor our progress online via the webcams: www.abcgreenhome.com Nick Slevin is the Publisher & Editor in Chief of Builder.Media. He can be reached at nslevin@builder.media ...
Publisher's Notes - ASCE 2018 Sustainable Engineering Project of the Year Award
Hello readers in print and online. As we move into the fall months, we are seeing the beginnings of what may become the anticipated market slow down taking shape in the housing market. September’s numbers indicate a slowing down in traffic at models, as well as mortgage applications and construction permitting activity, in some...
Publisher's Notes: ABC Green Home 4.0 LUXE Build
Hello Readers, in print and online, and a very happy New Year to you, Volume 13 of GHB gets underway with this issue. We are pleased to begin construction of our all new ABC Green Home 4.0 LUXE Build in the mountain resort community of Crestline, in southern California. Our Net-Zero, LEED demonstration home build will be the...
Award-Winning Home Builder Focuses On Customer Satisfaction
The New Home Company continues to grow because of the emphasis placed on the consumer’s needs By Abby Pittman The New Home Company is known for customer satisfaction. A multiyear recipient of “The Eliant” for Best Overall Customer Experience in the Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards as reported in the March...
The B.D. Interview: Larry Webb, CEO of The New Home Company
Webb gives his insight on the homebuilding market and what The New Home Company is focusing on in the coming year Builder & Developer: Hi Larry, thanks so much for agreeing to this interview – my publisher Nick Slevin sends his very best regards, thanks you for your time, appreciates you getting involved...
Camp and Woolsey Wildfires in California Cause Devastating Losses Between $15 Billion and $19 Billion According to CoreLogic
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced updated residential and commercial loss estimates for the recent catastrophic wildfires in California. According to this new data analysis, total losses from the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in the...
CITYVIEW Announces Opening of the Pearl on Wilshire In Koreatown
With a walk score of 97, residents of the luxury mixed-use development can easily access a host of entertainment, dining and shopping offerings Los Angeles – Nov. 27, 2018 – Cityview, a premier urban multifamily investment management and development firm, today announced the opening of The Pearl on Wilshire, a luxury mixed-use...
Epcon Announces Key Leadership Changes to Franchising
Top 50 home builder appoints Paul Hanson to lead franchising, Tim Rini to lead product development COLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov. 27, 2018) – Epcon announced today that it has appointed Paul Hanson President of Epcon Franchising and Tim Rini as Vice President of Product Development for Epcon Communities. In his new role, Hanson will...
Pardee Homes Celebrates the Highly Anticipated Opening of Altis, A New Lifestyle Community That Elevates 55+ Living to a New Level
Grand celebration event draws more than 2,000 attendees for the debut of 12 new century modern designer-furnished model homes and the world-class residents’ club / hub of social activity BEAUMONT, CALIF. (November 19, 2018) – Redefining 55+ community development, Pardee Homes Inland Empire announced the grand opening of...
RoyOMartin Gala - "A Season of Growth"
On November 10, 1923, Roy Otis Martin, Sr. founded Roy O. Martin Lumber Company in Alexandria, Louisiana. Exactly 95 years later, the company now known as RoyOMartin celebrated that anniversary with a gala, appropriately themed “A Season of Growth.” Approximately 500 employees, shareholders, and retirees gathered to enjoy live...
48,390 Homes at High or Extreme Risk from Destructive California Wildfires, CoreLogic Finds
Reconstruction Cost Value totals more than $18 billion IRVINE, Calif. --CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released data analysis showing 48,390 homes with a total reconstruction cost value (RCV) of approximately $18 billion are at high or...
West Villages Florida Continues Strong Sales Pace
West Villages, FL — The eight home builders in West Villages Florida sold 71 homes in October, putting the master-planned community well on its way to a record-setting year. West Villages continues to attract buyers from throughout Florida, the region and the U.S. “Buyers are choosing West Villages for our location, amenities and...
An Overview of the 2018 Eliant Roundtable
Eliant’s recent roundtable discussion, hosted in Irvine, Calif., focused on becoming a better builder through customer care By JULIA EDINGER On Tuesday, October 30th, I had the pleasure of representing Builder.Media at Eliant’s 2018 roundtable event. Featuring keynote speaker and internationally renowned customer relations expert...
