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on April 23,2013

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...

on April 16,2013

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.

on March 27,2013

The 2012 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard recently approved by the American National Standards Institute is now available for purchase through BuilderBooks.com in print and e-book formats...

on March 12,2013

David Weekley Homes’ entry into Salt Lake City, Utah, may not necessarily be a beachhead for more westward expansion, but the move will be a long-term commitment for the Houston-based home builder...

on March 12,2013

KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, has announced that AMLI Residential has received city approval for AMLI Uptown Orange, a 334-unit eco-friendly apartment community in Orange, Calif.

on March 08,2013

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.

on December 19,2012

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest home builders, has acquired 65 lots in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., the company announced.

on November 13,2012

Archstone, one of the largest investors, developers, and operators of apartment communities in the U.S., has acquired The Frank, a 70-unit mixed-use multifamily project in Venice, Calif., for $56...

on October 09,2012

Crescent Resources LLC, in partnership with Taylor Duncan Interests Inc., has acquired 250 acres in Oak Point, Texas for development of a new single-family residential community. The project,...

The New Home Company forms subsidiary specializing in complex land transactions
on August 06,2012

The New Home Company of Aliso Viejo, Calif. has formed a new subsidiary, TNHC Land, to source and purchase land in key Southern California and Northern California markets. Andrew “A.J.” Jarvis has...

Crescent Resources, Andrew Carmody, new president, residential division
on April 30,2012

A national search culminated in the appointment of Andrew Carmody as president of the residential division of Crescent Resources LLC. Carmody has held senior leadership positions with Kitson...

Lafferty Communities, The Hoffman Company, purchase, Faria Preserve, California
on March 15,2012

The Hoffman Company—one of California’s most established land brokerage firms—announced today that it has closed the sale of the Faria Preserve property to Lafferty Communities, a private, family-...

Forestar Land Partners, Corona, California, Calif., Sierra Bella, purchase
on February 24,2012

Forestar Land Partners, a venture between the owners of Foremost Communities and an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group Global, LP, announced it has acquired a 300-acre parcel of entitled land at...

residential construction, housing market, new homes sales
on September 27,2011

Irvine, Calif., officials last week granted final approval for the development of up to 5,000 homes on the old El Toro Marine Corps base. The development has a 10-year timeline and includes more...

Pella, Iowa and Southlake, Texas among top U.S. cities to ‘live and learn’
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 07,2011
Trumark Homes has sold 11 acres of residential real estate in Lake Forest that it purchased just 20 months ago. The sale came in response to a dramatic increase in land value across coastal Southern...
KB Homes, Toll Bros. among builders that may be on hook for desert land
on January 05,2011
Some of the country’s largest home builders might have to buy hundreds of acres of desert near a failed development at boom-era prices. The legal battle between builders such as KB Home and Toll...
on December 16,2010
Standard Pacific Homes has purchased five sites from Crescent Resources at its Chapel Grove development near Lake Wylie, N.C. The company will also purchase an additional 28 sites in the luxury home...
on December 03,2010
Beazer Homes has agreed today to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites in 21 states, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental...
on October 08,2010
Southern California home builder TRI Pointe Homes, LLC, Newport Beach, Calif., has entered into a strategic partnership with an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group Global, LP, a leading global...