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Sustained KBI score reflects continued optimism heading into summer.
The U.S. Department of Commerce says Chinese companies are dumping hardwood and decorative plywood in the U.S. market at artificially low rates.
All components of the 55+ single-family HMI showed significant growth from a year ago: Present sales climbed 19 points to 46, expected sales for the next six months increased 21 points to 53, and...
The IMI identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs in housing permits, employment and house prices for at least six consecutive months.
The ranks of LEED certified homes would grow faster if builders appealed more to homeowner’s desire to save money on utilities, says Paul Fisette, a sustainable building expert at the University...
Three recent studies that address the advantages of energy efficiency on home ownership could have a significant impact on the way buyers finance home purchases.
Buoyed by rising home prices throughout much of the nation, both single-family and multifamily housing starts are expected to post double-digit gains in 2013 compared with last year.
Concern about the rising costs of construction materials and labor contributed to the pause in the general upward trend of remodelers’ confidence.
Currently, only 12 states allow homeowners to enter into lease agreements for solar energy, but the solar energy industry is lobbying hard to change that.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants cool roofs added to the city's building code. He is also asking the Department of Water and Power to create incentives that make it financially...
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000 units in March, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau...
The pace of housing starts in March tipped a milestone, posting an annual rate of 1.04 million units, an increase of 7 percent from February and up 47 percent from a year earlier.
William Lyon Homes became the latest home builder looking to cash in on the housing recovery when the company filed on April 9 with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public...
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taylor Morrison raised $526 million in its initial public offering of 28.6 million shares. Analysts say interest in the home builder's shares indicates investors’...
Following seven consecutive months of gains, the list of improving U.S. housing markets remained virtually unchanged in April, with 273 metros on the National Association of Home Builders/First...
Construction spending rebounded in February with gains from depressed January levels in residential, private nonresidential, and public investment, according to an analysis of new U.S. Census...
Jobs were added in 29 states and D.C. during the past year; however, federal cuts might reduce gains.
A bill to revise North Carolina's residential building code on a longer cycle and to prevent local governments from offering additional inspections passed the North Carolina House 99-18.
Rising home values pull more Americans from underwater; Single-family tenants could be tomorrow’s homebuyers; Mortgage study finds “propensity” to misreport; Feds issue rules to...
During New Homes Month in April, the National Association of Home Builders is showing home buyers why they can afford a higher-priced home—if it's new construction.
