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KB Homes, Toll Bros. among builders that may be on hook for desert land
Some of the country’s largest home builders might have to buy hundreds of acres of desert near a failed development at boom-era prices. The legal...
Professional Builder’s Show Village to bring beachfront living to IBS
Professional Builder magazine is partnering with modular home manufacturers Palm Harbor Homes and Nationwide Homes, along with more than 30 building...
Design trends in multi-generational housing
Architects and builders are getting a jump on the coming wave of household consolidation. Here are the most significant design trends in multi-...
The new home market in Tampa, Fla., is showing signs of life as MI Homes has begun construction on a 31-lot site, the Seminole Beacon reported.
6 steps to protect your business when completing unfinished houses or neighborho
If you’re considering completing unfinished houses or unfinished neighborhoods, here are six steps you should take to protect yourself, courtesy of...
While the devil is in the details, for the Leitzel home remodel, so is the joy. Ceylon and Karen Leitzel bought their rural Mt. Gretna, Pa., house...
7 trends in kitchen design
The recession has had a major impact on kitchen design. Gone are the ornate and formal styles with travertine marble flooring and intricate...
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first batch of the freshly collected 2010 census data of the nation. The big news so far: The...
Habitat for Humanity reaches 400,000-home milestone
Habitat for Humanity’s U.S. branches have passed the 400,000-house milestone in the United States during the 2010 fiscal year, the Lexington Clipper-...
When this magazine was launched as Practical Builder in the spring of 1936, the outlook for Americans and the rest of the world was far bleaker than...
 

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