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Featured Stories From Custom Builder

AIA Design Trends Survey Says Smaller Home Size, Volumes Housing downturn and growing interest in containing energy costs result in smaller home size and volumes with strong preference for outdoor living options and accessibility

How Composite Decking Can Capture Homeowner's Attention With demand for decks expected to increase, composite materials offer an option

New-Home Sales Virtually Flat in May May sales of new single-family homes held even with the previous month, declining less than one percentage point to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 units

Census Bureau Reports World’s Older Population Projected to Triple by 2050 Population under 15 expected to increase by 6 percent

"Livability Principles" Announced In Federal Interagency Agreement Echo ULI Efforts To Promote Sustainable Communities The intent is to equip consumers and businesses with a mechanism to gauge affordability in terms of location

National Gypsum Launches Green Web Site for Building Community Site Includes Information on Company’s Sustainable Products and Practices

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Industry News

• Parade of Homes Houses Go to Bank
  Talk about raining on a parade. Five custom homes in the Tuscon, Ariz. market that were featured in last year's Parade of Homes have had to go back to the lender. Here’s the story on what happened with that. Hopefully this won’t hearken the beginning of the end for home parades.
• Home Builders Foresee a Senior Housing Boom
• Financial Institutions Cultivate Profitability in Green
• Earth Shelters Can Keep Utility Costs Down

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