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on January 18,2013

The Window & Door Manufacturers Association and the American Architectural Manufacturers Association have jointly released the December 2012 update to the 2011/2012 U.S. Industry Statistical...

on January 17,2013

Gains in both single-family and multifamily housing production resulted in nationwide housing starts rising 12.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 954,000 units in December, ...

on January 17,2013

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...

on January 17,2013

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in January, remaining at a level of 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market...

on January 15,2013

Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, has compiled a list of the hottest emerging neighborhoods and small cities for real estate in 16 cities across the country.

11 ways the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal is a net positive for housing
on January 14,2013

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....

on January 10,2013

Wolf, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S., reported a score of 53.00 on its Key Buyer Index (KBI) for January, a slight increase from the December KBI of 51.43.

on January 08,2013

Data of current and future remodeling business conditions has experienced significant growth across all indicators, and forecasts for the next three months expect it to hit its highest level.

24/7 Wall Street, unemployment, states, ranking, recession, growth
on January 07,2013

As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, investment blog 24/7 Wall Street compiled a ranking of all 50 states by the percentage point decline from its highest...

on January 07,2013

The number of metropolitan areas on the National Association of Home Builders/ First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) rose for a fifth consecutive month to 242 in January.

on January 03,2013

NVR, Inc., the nation's fourth-largest home builder, according to Professional Builder's 2012 Housing Giants rankings, has completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Heartland...

Case-Shiller, Home Price Index, October, 2012, composites, 10-City, 20-City
on December 26,2012

Home prices at the end of October were 4.3 percent above where they were on the 20-City Composite of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index last year, according to the newest data released on Thursday...

on December 21,2012

Existing home sales rose 5.9 percent in November, continuing an uptrend as low inventory supply lifts home prices, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

on December 14,2012

Jed Kolko, chief economist for online real estate resource Trulia, Inc., has his eye on 10 "healthy" housing markets with strong fundamentals entering 2013.

Pre-finished and engineered wood flooring will become more popular than the once
on December 12,2012

Remodeling giant Neil Kelly Company put together a list of its top 10 home design and remodeling trends for 2013. Top trends include the move toward clean, contemporary kitchen cabinets and the...

NAHB, Improving Markets Index, IMI, December 2012, 201 metros, record
on December 06,2012

The number of housing markets showing improvement, as identified by the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index, reached unprecedented levels in December, swelling to a total of 201 markets...

Trulia, Price Monitor, Rent Monitor, November 2012, Atlanta, Sacramento
on December 05,2012

Asking prices for homes were up 3.8 percent year-over-year in October and November — the largest yearly increase to date — according to the newest data from the Trulia Price Monitor, released...

on November 27,2012

U.S. home prices rose during September from a month earlier, strengthening indications of a housing-market recovery, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home-price indexes.

on November 27,2012

The Potomac River’s health stands to suffer if the region does not change its development and building standards, according to the Potomac Conservancy.

BuildFax Remodeling Index, September 2012, residential, permits, regional
on November 21,2012

Residential remodeling activity fell in September according to the latest data from the BuildFax Remodeling Index released Wednesday.