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New FEMA maps that designate existing homes in flood zones are likely to spark legal action by property owners, says a New Jersey contractor.
As of 2011, metro areas with the highest per owner improvement spending included the rapidly growing Sunbelt metros of Austin, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, as well as traditionally stronger markets...
The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously ruled that unlawful pricing by Chinese producers of drawn stainless steel sinks caused material injury to Elkay Manufacturing Company and other...
February existing-home sales and prices affirm a healthy recovery is underway in the housing sector, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The list of improving U.S. housing markets expanded for a seventh consecutive month in March to include 274 metros on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets...
A new study shows the risk of mortgage default is one-third lower for energy-efficient, Energy Star-rated homes—a factor lenders and Congress should consider when making mortgage loans and policy...
Of the $1.83 billion in federal recovery aid for New Jersey, half will be spent to assist homeowners and business owners whose properties were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
Nationwide housing production edged up 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
WOLF, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. and a provider of building products in 28 states along the East Coast, has reported the findings of the WOLF Key Buyer Index (KBI) for...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes paused for a third consecutive month in March, with a two-point reduction to 44 on the National Association of Home Builders/...
With the housing market improving over the last year, households are concentrating more on kitchen and bathroom design in general, as well as on emerging products used in these areas of the home...
Toll Brothers, Inc., has contracted to acquire 387 lots at Anthem Ranch, the premier active-adult community in the metro Denver market, the company announced.
Research reveals business sophistication level of NARI members.
Family company wins annual Community Impact Award from local business magazine.
Robust spending on home improvement in the second half of 2012 suggests the remodeling recovery is already underway, and annual homeowner improvement spending should see accelerating double-digit...
“Remodelers are indicating major growth in the future, with many saying that clients are feeling more stable in their financial future and their employment situations; therefore, they are spending...
The fiscal cliff, an economically damaging set of tax hikes and spending reductions scheduled to begin in 2013, has been avoided — for now — and that is good news for housing in the short run....
Las Vegas and Seattle experienced the year’s most dramatic housing market turnarounds, as asking prices rose faster than rents in 17 of the 25 largest rental markets in 2012, according to new data...
A major factor in the recent housing market recovery is a law passed five years ago that suspends the tax liability on lenders' debt forgiveness when underwater homeowners want to sell their...
East coast remodelers focus on rebuilding communities this holiday season.
