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Helping the homeless in Orange County, Calif.; Supreme Court ruling on eminent domain; second life for old latex paint; Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies annual report; more
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Fire sprinklers; hidden vent holes; handyman contracts; ice advice; more
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Immigrant labor; sealed crawlspace follow-up; a remodeler risk; more
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Three builders who employ mostly Spanish-speaking workers answer questions about communication, safety, cultural differences, and other matters.
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Danger Zone
By Bridget Mintz Testa. Wilbur Cancino began his fateful four-day walk from Mexico to McKinney, Texas, near Dallas on a hot Monday morning in June 2001. In the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) investigation that followed, Cancino's death was determined to be his own fault for not...
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Moving Out
By Wendy Leibowitz. Newly released figures confirm what builders already know firsthand: More immigrants as well as native-born Americans are emigrating from expensive states like California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey -- in favor of the Sunbelt, the Midwest, and the Southeast...
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Dispelling Myths
As we at WCI go about the business of creating luxurious lifestyle communities, marketing and selling homes in those communities, and providing an unmatched lifestyle environment for our customers, we are frequently reminding ourselves of our obligations to our shareholders. I believe it is...
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How to question an immigrant’s legal status
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