Industry News
October 18, 2012
Six of the top 10 U.S. markets with the most single-family construction activity during the last year are located in Texas and the Southeast, according to research by John Burns Real Estate Counseling.
October 18, 2012
Home improvement activity appears poised for strong gains through the rest of 2012 and well into 2013, driven by an improving housing market and record low interest rates, according to the latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA).
October 17, 2012
A group of 32 of the nation’s largest home builders announced the start of an initiative to positively influence public perception of new construction homes.
October 17, 2012
Twice as many households as today will experience adult children or aging parents moving in at some point in the future, a new survey by national home builder PulteGroup shows.
October 17, 2012
According to Bloomberg.com, figures from the Commerce Department indicate housing starts reached an 872,000 annual rate in September, the most since July 2008.
October 16, 2012
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged slightly higher for a sixth consecutive month in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
October 16, 2012
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers named its Remodeler of the Year, announced two winners of its annual Homes for Life awards and inducted a couple of new faces into the Remodeling Hall of Fame.
October 15, 2012
Oak Ridge National Laboratory released findings from field tests of a roof and attic system that aims to improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings.
October 15, 2012
Monterey County, Calif. is poised to adopt an ordinance to amend the county building code to include “requirements and incentives for incorporating ‘green’ building principles and practices into new development in the unincorporated area” of the...
October 15, 2012
Interest rates have fallen to record lows, and refinance applications have skyrocketed in the weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced plans to buy mortgage-backed securities.
October 15, 2012
The Mesquite, Nev., City Council voted against adopting a new energy efficiency code adopted by the state. The ordinance change would have incorporated amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code that went into effect July 1...
October 15, 2012
The borough of Bloomingdale, N.J., recently adopted regulations for solar-energy and wind energy systems. The ordinance prohibits the installation of wind turbines on residential property.
October 11, 2012
The Irvine, Calif.-based land brokerage firm closed $30.2 million in Las Vegas land transactions in the third quarter, a result of more construction and new home starts in the depressed housing region.
October 11, 2012
Simpson Strong-Tie will feature a number of new products at the 2012 BCMC show in New Orleans, Oct. 17 to 19, at booth 303.
October 10, 2012
A total of 103 housing markets across the United States qualified to be listed on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for October.
October 9, 2012
Crescent Resources LLC, in partnership with Taylor Duncan Interests Inc., has acquired 250 acres in Oak Point, Texas for development of a new single-family residential community. The project, located just north of Dallas, is in planning stages, with...
October 9, 2012
The Asheville, N.C.-based home builder has signed an agreement to market and manufacture an energy-efficient home designed by students and professors at Appalachian State University.
October 4, 2012
Electronic systems contractor (ESC) companies are stable, growing again, and willing to take risks on new strategies to keep growing, according to the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s (CEDIA) 2012 Benchmarking Survey.
October 4, 2012
According to data through June 2012 released by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the second quarter of 2012 ended with positive annual housing growth rates for the first time since Summer 2010.
October 3, 2012
According to the latest release of the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), homeowner spending on remodeling activity could be growing by double digits by 2013.
