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on May 16,2011
The federal government’s largest housing construction program for the poor has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on delayed or discarded projects and consistently failed to crack down on...
on May 16,2011
Remodeling activity continues to increase across the country as the BuildFax Remodeling Index showed the 17th straight month of year-over-year increases.
on May 15,2011
Foreclosure activity last month dropped 9 percent from March 2011 and 34 percent from April 2010, according to RealtyTrac's latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. Foreclosure filings, which include...
on May 15,2011
Freddie Mac last week released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for May showing a pick-up in economic growth in the second half of 2011 and a projected 5 percent increase in 2011 home...
on May 13,2011
As part of its multi-year effort to consolidate its management structure, PulteGroup will eliminate as many as 10 executives at the divisional president level or higher, according to a Wall Street...
on May 13,2011
Mobile, Ala., and Tacoma, Wash., are among the 10 housing markets that will see the biggest rebound in 2011, according to 24/7 Wall St. Review, which analyzed data from Fiserve Case Shiller. The list...
on May 07,2011
Clear Capital released its monthly Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report, and reports prices have double dipped nationally 0.7 percent below prior lows experienced in March 2009. This month’s HDI...
on May 06,2011
Trumark Homes, in a joint venture partnership with Resmark Equity Partners, is planning to build two residential communities in San Jose and Santa Clara, Calif. Once completed, the anticipated...
on April 29,2011
As more home builders flock to housing markets that have remained relatively healthy through the downturn, the increased competition is starting to impact sales, according to new data from John Burns...
on April 29,2011
GreatSchools and Forbes have released their annual Top Cities to Live and Learn report, which ranks U.S. cities with the top-performing public schools in every housing price range. Among the 67...
on April 29,2011
Home-sales contract activity has now increased six of the past nine months, as the Pending Home Sales Index saw gains in March, according to the National Association of Realtors. The index, a forward...
on April 29,2011
Denver-based MDC Holdings has acquired the assets of SDC Homes, LLC, the third largest home builder in Seattle, for an undisclosed purchase price paid in cash and restricted stock. The acquisition...
on April 28,2011
In another sign of recovery for the remodeling market, the NAHB's Remodeling Market Index is at its highest level since before the recession. The index stands at 46.5, up from 41.5 in the fourth...
on April 27,2011
Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y are influencing the way society lives and works like never before, and the impact to the home is no exception. Masco Cabinetry, home of the KraftMaid, Merillat,...
on April 26,2011
David Weekley Homes, the nation’s second largest privately held home builder, has formed a partnership with Carmel, Ind.-based builder Estridge Group to expand into the Central Indiana market. Last...
on April 25,2011
Sales of new single-family houses in March 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000, 11.1 percent above the revised February rate of 270,000, according to estimates released jointly...
on April 23,2011
After a steep drop in February, housing starts bounced back in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 549,000 units — a rise of 7.2 percent over February numbers, according to data from the U....
on April 23,2011
The upward trend in existing home sales continued in March as sales rose 3.7 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.1 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing...
on April 22,2011
While the remodeling market will continue to grow this year, the weakness in home sales will slow the remodeling recovery
on April 18,2011
After experiencing a slight gain in March, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped one point in April to 16 — a mark the HMI has held for five of the last six months, according to the...
