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HUD Looks to Deliver $2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Markets Hit by Foreclosure
on May 04,2009

Using the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, HUD will make nearly $2 billion available to markets hit hard by the foreclosure crisis.

A Shipping Container That's a Custom Home
on February 28,2009
With a $150,000 budget the solution for using a shipping container as a custom home solved several problems for this home site located alongside the James River in Webster County, Mo.
Details
on October 31,2005
Highlighted for November: Preparing for Hurricane Survival; A Bird's Eye View of the World Thanks to Google and MSN; A Picture is Worth a Thousand Thank You's
Land Acquisition and Development Finance Part 3
on September 30,2005
In last month's article, we discussed the process of finding land to develop as well as how to conduct the preliminary investigation and financial analysis. This article will discuss tying up the...
Lennar takes it all
on March 31,2005
With Orange County known as a land-limited area for building, the auction of the four-parcel property of El Toro — a famous Marine Air Station — has been a big deal for builders because...
Nominate a Landscape Architect
on March 31,2005
April is National Landscape Architecture month — a fitting time to draw attention to the importance of home builders to the American Society of Landscape Architects, and a new opportunity...
Subsidizing Sprawl?
on March 31,2005
The Michigan Land Use Institute's Follow The Money report blasts decades of "profoundly misguided" state policies in Michigan that amount to "subsidizing sprawl" while fostering...
Market Economics
on February 28,2005

Las Vegas may soon look like Manhattan, with condo skyscrapers rising up out of the flat desert. The question is, can traditional single-family home builders make a living in a town like this?...

Eagle Clips Land Flipper
on February 28,2005

When you're walking a land parcel before acquisition, don't forget to look up...and remember the story of one land owner who moved a little too fast for his own good in an attempt to capitalize on...

Turtle Crossing in Warwick Grove
on February 28,2005

It pays to protect the environment. The Warwick Grove master plan in Warwick, N.Y., boasts a diversity of wildlife, including federally protected bog turtles that roam the marshy outskirts. When...

Developing Relationships
on February 28,2005
Builders have yet to be selected for the 2,043-acre Canyons South golf and residential community south of Denver in Douglas County. Lots for the 400-home first phase won't be offered until the...
Revisiting an Overlooked Parcel
on February 28,2005

In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Discovery Cove at Half Moon Bay sits on 12 acres of highly desirable riverfront, just steps from a boat marina and near the commuter rail into New York. But the site sat...

The Road to Referrals
on November 30,2004
Superior customer service is the number one way remodelers can (and should) differentiate themselves from inferior competition. In the ongoing battle for customers' trust and — ultimately...
Zero-Energy Homes is Latest Option
on November 30,2004
San Francisco Bay area's Ponderosa Homes showcases its Zero-Energy home — one of the home builder's newest options — at The Classics at Ironwood in Pleasanton, Calif., through an...
49 Home Sales In One Day
on November 30,2004
Crosswinds Communities, headquartered in the Detroit area, recently enjoyed huge success with a lottery that resulted in 49 home sales in one day in its 727-acre, award-winning master-planned...
Good News for Home Sales
on November 30,2004
How are new home sales likely to fare in 2005? According to economists at the National Association of Home Builders' Construction Forecast in October, single-family production will set another...
Local Leaders Lack Stately Vision
on November 30,2004
Peter S. Reinhart, senior vice president and general counsel for Edison, N.J.-based K. Hovnanian Cos., believes the ever-populous Garden State needs higher density zoning. But first, state planners...
Public/Private Partnerships Pay
on November 30,2004
Public/private partnerships present a compelling win-win for builders of all sizes. When, for example, planners in Washington, D.C., wanted to replace a 1920s-vintage public school, they put out a...
The Affordable Zoning Paradox
on November 30,2004

Builders have long railed against inclusionary zoning, a popular municipal tactic that requires a number of homes in a new community be set aside for sale at below-market prices. Builders say it...

San Francisco's $100,000 House
on November 30,2004
Clever Homes, a San Francisco construction-systems company that develops pre-fabricated homes partnered with Affordable Green Development and CNet Networks to unveil the "Now House," a 2,400-...