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on July 26,2012

The city of San Luis, Ariz. is cracking down on safety and completion of construction projects.

The San Luis Department of Development Services Building Safety Division initiated...

Remodeling Market Index, second quarter 2012, RMI, future activity, optimism
on July 26,2012

The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two...

June, new-home sales, annual rate, average, median, price, Census Bureau, HUD
on July 25,2012

New-home sales in June were 15.1 percent above where they were last June, according to the newest data released by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today.

on July 25,2012

Over the span of the next 30 years 19 U.S. metropolitan areas will join the one-million-plus population club, according to a report by IHS Global Insight for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

on July 25,2012

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has published new installation standards for doors in wood frame construction. 

on July 23,2012

Trumark Homes and Resmark Land and Housing, a division of The Resmark Companies, closed on a nine-acre, 134-unit residential development project named "Contour" for approximately $18.5 million....

on July 20,2012

Homebuilder KB Home announced it has acquired land within the Elworthy Ranch property in the town of Danville in California.

on July 19,2012

Existing-home prices have continued to show gains in June, although sales fell due to tight supply of affordable homes, according to the National Association of Realtors.

BuildFax Remodeling Index, May 2012, building permits, 6 percent increase
on July 19,2012

Residential remodels authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2,663,000, according to the latest BuildFax Remodeling Index data, released Tuesday.

LIRA, U.S. remodeling activity, Harvard, July 2012, growth, 2013
on July 19,2012

With home sales picking up and contractors seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the U.S. is in a position to see accelerated growth by the end of this...

housing starts, building permits, HUD, Census Bureau, June 2012, single-family
on July 18,2012

Nationwide housing production rose by 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the Department of Housing and Urban...

NAHB, Wells Fargo, builder confidence, Housing Market Index, July 2012
on July 17,2012

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose six points to 35 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July, released...

on July 13,2012

In a live CNBC interview Thursday with Becky Quick of "Squawk Box" Warren Buffett said general U.S. economic growth has "tempered down," but that the country's housing market has seen a "...

on July 13,2012

Paint and coatings company Behr Process Corp. is on its second mobile tour across the country to showcase its BehrPro program.

on July 13,2012

The Home Builders Association of Lexington, KY., is the first U.S. builders association to support the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index.

on July 13,2012

With larger homes, more home electronics, and more appliances in homes, it may not be much of a surprise that energy consumption in the United States has increased. 

NAHB to Congress: Tread lightly when imposing mortgage lending reform
on July 11,2012

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that proposed mortgage lending reforms under the Dodd-Frank Act must be imposed in a manner that causes minimum disruption to...

on July 10,2012

According to a national study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) forty percent of single-family home builders plan to hire skilled labors during the next year.

Improving Markets Index, IMI, NAHB, July 2012, 11 new markets, 84 metros
on July 09,2012

The list of U.S. housing markets showing measurable and sustained improvement rose by four to include 84 metros in July, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American...

on July 05,2012

Apartment rents have increased at the highest rates since the third quarter of 2007, according to real estate research firm Reis, Inc.