Flat-pack manufacturer sees its new age product as an answer to natural disasters, climate change, and the affordable housing crisis.
12 product introductions that contribute to a sustainably built home.
Builder Online’s Alison Rice talks with Dina Gundersen of Monte Hewett Homes about how and why small builders can integrate video into...
How to make the most of your visit to Las Vegas for the 2010 International Builders Show.
The new and improved BUILDER Market Health Index, compiled by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, now accounts for a market's median income growth.
Virtually every market was down last year, but a close look at the numbers reveals that some markets have way outperformed others during the last four years and are likely to continue to do so this year.
The fundamentals are so poor in many of these markets that they are likely to be among the last to recover from the national housing downturn. The weakest markets for 2009 are comprised primarily of bust markets in Florida and California, along with a few rust-belt cities with economic difficulties.
You’ve seen the 15 healthiest and the 15 weakest, now see the remaining markets on our list of the top 75 local housing markets, ranked from healthiest to weakest.
Feb. 9--The residential housing market that emerges from the recession will be much different, according to "Housing in America: The Next...
Feb. 8--You wouldn't think a housing crisis would be good for a Realtors association.
Feb. 7--Never mind the past year's dim real estate market.
Feb. 7--The pitch is strikingly familiar: A home loan deal that offers a five-year "teaser" rate with low monthly payments, but then...
Economic turmoil forces a growing number of firms into bankruptcy.
Our definitive annual report on the nation's largest home builders.
Up to the minute stories from around the web for and about the housing industry.
Boyce Thompson: Boyce On Building
Boyce Thompson is editorial director of the BUILDER group of magazines published by Hanley Wood. Drawing on his years of experience covering home building, architecture, and retailing, Boyce tackles diverse and far-ranging industry topics in his twice-weekly blog.
While the home building industry at large waits for a financial recovery, public home building companies appear to be turning the corner. Several returned to profitability in the final quarter of last year, even without the benefit of loss carry-back provisions that were recently extended to big companies.
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Median sales price stands at $217,400, which is $45,000 higher than pricing of existing homes last month.
Exemption for 50-employee companies reduced to 5 workers for construction industry employers.
Dec. 16--ALBANY -- New York has passed legislation that strengthens the rules on home foreclosure, augmenting consumer protections that...
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An industry panel provides expert advice at Surfaces 2010.
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