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on May 15,2013

Houzz Pro+ program experiences 350 percent growth in subscribers since January 2013.

on March 21,2013

The list of improving U.S. housing markets expanded for a seventh consecutive month in March to include 274 metros on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets...

on March 18,2013

WOLF, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. and a provider of building products in 28 states along the East Coast, has reported the findings of the WOLF Key Buyer Index (KBI) for...

Infographic: What consumers want in a home
on November 13,2012

A recent survey of consumers by Builder Homesite illustrates the top three considerations shared by home shoppers across the country. The organization put together this colorful infographic to...

on October 03,2012

Remodeling contractor and consumer sales related to home improvement products are expected to get a much-needed bump for the next few years.

on September 27,2012

Results from the second quarter Remodeling Market Index (RMI) dropped two points to 45, reflecting a weaker labor market. According to the NAHB, the RMI reached 48 twice in 2011, the highest...

on August 22,2012

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported existing-home sales rose 2.3 percent in July.

on August 03,2012

A slew of good news came across the wire for housing and remodeling as we rolled into summer.

Pulse 2012, report, survey, sales performance, IBS, Orlando
on March 14,2012

The results of a new survey by nearly 300 sales and marketing leaders in the home building industry were revealed at the Sales and Marketing Pulse 2012 event at the BB King Blues Club in Orlando,...

CertainTeed, iPad, PitchPerfect, selling system, sales, presentations
on March 14,2012

CertainTeed is providing its siding, fence, railing and decking contractors with its PitchPerfect In-Home Selling System that is designed for use on an iPad.

Pending home sales, PHSI, index, December 2011, decrease
on January 25,2012

The latest edition of the Pending Home Sales Index indicates that sales declined in December 2011 but were still significantly higher than the previous year, according to the National Association...

standard pacific, arbor homes, acquisition, builder, home builder, land parcel
on January 03,2012

In the fourth quarter of 2011, Arbor Homes closed the sale of a 50-lot parcel to Standard Pacific Homes.

new home sales, housing market, home inventory, home appraisals
on December 14,2011

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported on their blog that flawed appraisals might be preventing home sales.

foreclosures, delinquent mortgages, housing market, rentals
on August 10,2011

The Obama administration will announce plans Wednesday to seek investors' ideas for turning thousands of foreclosed properties owned by government-backed entities into rental homes.

foreclosures, housing market, home prices, house prices
on July 28,2011

The Atlantic poses the question: what if the ugly ones are ruining it for everyone else? They’re talking about dilapidated homes bringing down the housing market in general. Because there are so...

home prices, home sales, housing market, Chicago housing market
on July 13,2011
The Illinois Association of Realtors said last week that the median price it reported for home sales in Chicago was inflated in May, and mistakes in its reports may go back more than three years,...
foreclosures, housing market, home prices, house prices
on July 06,2011
Prices for U.S. homes may climb as early as the third quarter as waning foreclosures make more existing homes available for sale, said Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan in a...
dominon, louisville, residential, residential building, louisville housing
on May 26,2011
Dominion Homes Inc. is creating a new residential community in the Louisville, Ky., market by splitting bank-owned lots with another builder, according to bizjournals.com.
55+, older housing market, housing market, multifamily
on May 18,2011
While demand for for-sale housing in the 55+ housing market remained somewhat flat in the first quarter, the 55+ apartment sector saw a big bump. NAHB’s Housing Market Index for 55+ apartment units...
Freddie Mac, housing market, market forecast, u.s. housing market, home prices,
on May 15,2011
Freddie Mac last week released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for May showing a pick-up in economic growth in the second half of 2011 and a projected 5 percent increase in 2011 home...