on December 31,2008 in Feature
Experts break down how home builders can master public hearings
on October 31,2008 in Feature
Home builders weigh which strategy will best allow them to survive and profit when the market turns around.
on December 31,2007 in Feature
Traffic is strong at Edenglen, the first neighborhood in Ontario, California’s New Model Colony -- part of a 20-year plan to expand the city’s housing stock, retail and commercial space....
on December 31,2007 in Feature
Residential development as part of a rail network can be a beneficial opportunity for cities, builders and homeowners alike when it is planned as part of an overall community vision. Contributing...
on June 30,2007 in Feature
Hamlet Homes is contributing to the downtown revitalization of Murray, Utah with Inverness Square, a community that embraces the principles of New Urbanism.
on January 31,2007 in Feature
Home building recently gave new meaning to the term skeleton crew: sites recently being excavated in Texas by Lennar Homes and in Pennsylvania by Pulte Homes turned up long-forgotten graves. In Texas...
on January 31,2007 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Home builders who educate themselves on the process, assemble an experienced consultant team and can afford to be patient, can reap high margins in the promised land of brownfields.
on January 31,2007 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Federal Reserve Board held interest rates in check at 5.25 percent, unchanged after five consecutive meetings of the federal bankers. Markets were volatile in the week before our session ended...
on September 30,2006 in Feature
The way he sees it, the blueprint for success was simple. "We've gone back in time to the way people used to live," says Greg Whittaker, president of Whittaker Homes. Taking an old idea...
on July 31,2006 in Feature
Taylor Woodrow receives recognition for its commitment to bringing community revitalization through urban infill projects.
on June 30,2006 in Feature
Instead of butting heads with local schools, developers Hillwood Residential and Mabrey & Partners, both of Dallas, partnered with the local district to help meet the quickly growing needs of the...
on June 30,2006 in Feature
A How-To resource for involving the community in your development plans.
on June 30,2006 in Feature
Two top practitioners of high-density design provide insight on building affordable high-density housing without compromising privacy.
on March 31,2006 in Feature
Paul Bertsche and Wendy Andrews formed C.A. Development to build the home and the community they wanted for themselves -- an equal blend of city life and suburban feel. Bertsche and Andrews report on...
on February 28,2006 in Feature
In November 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission approved 22 closures, recommended realignment for seven and left five bases open. What does this mean for builders? Those 22...
on February 28,2006 in Feature
To hear architect Andrés Duany of Miami-based Duany Plater-Zyberk tell it, Coastal Mississippi is about to enter a reconstruction renaissance. At the same time, he says, New Orleans has been...
on February 20,2006 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
on January 31,2006 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
High-rise and mid-rise construction used to be a high stakes game for regional builders with plenty of coastline. Now, however, even the biggest national builders want a place at the table. Their...
on December 31,2005 in Feature
Move over, metropolitan markets, the megapolitans are coming. Estimating housing needs for 83 million more U.S. residents by 2040, researchers at the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech are...
on December 31,2005 in Feature
As you enter the lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, the smell hits you right away — the sick smell of death. Spend a few seconds inside one of these empty, desolate homes, filled with rotting couches...
