Industry News
December 5, 2012
More than a year after its launch, the federal Independent Foreclosure Review program has yet to pay out any compensation, and just a fraction of the requested reviews have been completed.
December 5, 2012
Legendary residential architect Barry A. Berkus passed away on Friday, November 30 at the age of 77. He was surrounded by family at the Serenity House hospice care facility in Santa Barbara.
December 4, 2012
Experts say the role of climate change in Hurricane Sandy and future storms is unclear. Storms such as Sandy do, however, underscore the need for stricter building codes and improved land-use policies in coastal areas.
December 3, 2012
Green-procurement policies or green-building mandates can help accelerate the adoption of green-building practices, according to research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael Toffel.
November 30, 2012
More homebuilders and buyers are raising the bar on resiliency with homes equipped to handle everything from hurricanes, tornados and man-made threats ranging from home invasion to nuclear war.
November 29, 2012
The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) is offering a fall-protection compliance program, "Serving Up Safety: A Recipe for Avoiding Falls on the Job."
November 28, 2012
Recovery of the U.S. housing market is being held back by lending standards that are too tight, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said.
November 28, 2012
AV Homes and JEN Partners have acquired 527 acres at Eastmark, a new large-scale integrated community in Mesa, Ariz.
November 27, 2012
U.S. home prices rose during September from a month earlier, strengthening indications of a housing-market recovery, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home-price indexes.
November 27, 2012
The Potomac River’s health stands to suffer if the region does not change its development and building standards, according to the Potomac Conservancy.
November 26, 2012
Sønderborg, Denmark, is aiming for a high environmental standard: to be carbon-neutral by 2029.
November 24, 2012
MainStreet America, a multi-million dollar home shopping venue set on a 14-acre site, opened last weekend in Houston.
November 21, 2012
Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.79 million in October.
November 21, 2012
Residential remodeling activity fell in September according to the latest data from the BuildFax Remodeling Index released Wednesday.
November 20, 2012
Gwatney will help further NADRA's mission of providing a unified source for the professional development, promotion, growth, and sustenance of the deck and railing building industry in North America
November 20, 2012
Sherwin-Williams has unveiled its 2013 Color Forecast and announced its 2013 color of the year, Aloe (SW 6464).
November 19, 2012
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained five points to 46 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for November.
November 16, 2012
HomeAdvisor.com, formerly known as ServiceMagic, is the re-launched website connecting homeowners with pre-screened, customer-rated service professionals.
November 16, 2012
September existing-home sales declined modestly, but inventory continued to tighten and the national median home price recorded its seventh back-to-back monthly increase from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
November 16, 2012
The number of remodeling permits recorded by BuildFax Remodeling Index for the month of August 2012, reached a level previously recorded more than four years ago. Yet another positive sign on the road to recovery for the remodeling industry.
