Industry News
February 28, 2010
Everyone in a home-building company, from the CEO on down, plays a part in delivering great customer service.
February 28, 2010
Homestar was a big topic of discussion at the recent RESNET conference. Duncan Prahl reports.
February 28, 2010
Most manufacturer sites are too product-oriented. Here are Glenn Singer's suggestions for improvement.
February 28, 2010
Keith Robinson discusses why some leaders succeed while others fail.
February 28, 2010
How to tell if your bank is strong enough to weather the storm.
February 28, 2010
Lumber prices unexpectedly rose 32% on the futures market this year -- not good news for stressed-out home builders.
February 28, 2010
It's easy for your clients to tune out your green building message. Here's how remodelers can stay fresh.
February 28, 2010
As part of a new regular feature in Professional Remodeler, we’ll be tapping the insights of our National Housing Quality Executive Council in monthly roundtables. This month, Editor in Chief Jonathan Sweet talks to four members of our council –...
February 22, 2010
Orleans Homebuilders Inc. announced that it has defaulted on a $350 million loan, due to insufficient funds to repay the amount owed to its creditor. It also failed to renegotiate the terms of the loan.
February 19, 2010
Market conditions for residential remodeling dropped during the fourth quarter of 2009 to 36.4 from 39.8 in the third quarter, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The RMI measures...
February 17, 2010
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose two points to 17 in February as favorable home buying conditions and signs of healing in the job market helped boost the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
February 16, 2010
After 18 months of not funding single-family loans, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) re-entered the affordable home loan market with the help of Fannie Mae. The WHEDA Fannie Mae Advantage is available beginning March...
February 12, 2010
Lennar Corporation, one of the nation's largest homebuilders will pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $243 million for a stake in two loan portfolios. The transactions represent the purchase of two portfolios of loans with a combined unpaid...
February 10, 2010
One of every five U.S. home owners owed more on their mortgage than their home was worth in the fourth quarter, according to real estate website Zillow.com.
February 10, 2010
Pulte Homes posted a net Q4 loss of $117million, despite an upcoming $917-million tax refund later this year, including $800 million from the net operating loss carryback allowance.
February 5, 2010
Beazer Homes USA today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009, including new orders from continuing operations of 728 homes, an increase year-over-year of 36.6%.
February 4, 2010
Real estate data provider Clear Capital announced national quarterly gains are achieved for the eighth straight month, pushing the yearly home price increase to 2.3%, while three of the four U.S. regions maintain positive quarter-over-quarter price...
February 4, 2010
The economic rollercoaster continues for landscape architecture firms, as firm leaders reported modest decreases in work and increases in hiring compared to the previous quarter.
February 3, 2010
National vacancy rates in the fourth quarter 2009 were 2.7 percent for homeowner housing, not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2008 rate (2.9 percent) or from the rate last quarter (2.6 percent), according to the Census Bureau.
