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HousingZone's research/data articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
Can design innovation jump-start home building?
Longtime marketer and home-building industry consultant John Martin has seen many housing cycles: good community development and design innovation,...
Homebuilder KB Home announced it has acquired land within the Elworthy Ranch property in the town of Danville in California.
Existing-home prices have continued to show gains in June, although sales fell due to tight supply of affordable homes, according to the National...
BuildFax Remodeling Index, May 2012, building permits, 6 percent increase
Residential remodels authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2,663,000, according to the latest BuildFax...
LIRA, U.S. remodeling activity, Harvard, July 2012, growth, 2013
With home sales picking up and contractors seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the U.S. is in a position...
housing starts, building permits, HUD, Census Bureau, June 2012, single-family
Nationwide housing production rose by 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units in June, according to newly released figures...
NAHB, Wells Fargo, builder confidence, Housing Market Index, July 2012
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose six points to 35 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
Consumer research: Is design more important than price or location?
A survey of more than 20,000 recent home shoppers offers some surprising insights into the psyche of the modern-day buyer.
In a live CNBC interview Thursday with Becky Quick of "Squawk Box" Warren Buffett said general U.S. economic growth has "tempered down," but that the...
Paint and coatings company Behr Process Corp. is on its second mobile tour across the country to showcase its BehrPro program.
 

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