Big private equity firms that started out buying up foreclosures as investment properties are now moving into the new home market.
Economic health is returning to the California homebuilding industry. What’s not returning? The skilled workers.
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A new home in Dillingham, Alaska, has set a world record for the tightest residential structure ever built.
Small independent builders say they can’t get equal access to land or financing in Florida’s hot housing market.
A new “homeowner bill of rights” law in California appears to have cut the state’s foreclosure rate significantly.
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Sales and prices are up, and inventories are low. Builders need to boost production, but the supply of skilled trades is tight.
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Connecticut authorities have ordered 27 jobs to a halt in the state because employers were paying employees as subcontractors and failing to obtain workers comp coverage.
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As homebuilding starts to surge, materials prices are surging too.
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New floodplain maps combined with rising flood insurance premiums will hammer residents of Somerset County, Maryland, according to a press report.
Hawaiians can act as their own general contractor without any license under current law. But that may change this year.
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The New Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit was extended to the end of 2013.
It’s early yet, but signs of a tight labor market are already starting to show.
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After months of political maneuvering, Congress has acted on a relief package for the region impacted by Superstorm Sandy, but there is no telling when the money authorized by Congress will actually reach the people who need it.
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South Carolina’s upcoming legislative session could feature a battle over funding for highway and bridge construction and maintenance.
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Call it a “snowbird feeder.” Hoping to attract buyers from among the thousands of travelers who visit sunny Phoenix, Arizona during the winter, area builder Fulton Homes has set up a showroom right in the airport.
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Pricing and inventory numbers further brightened the positive report.
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The new builder has lofty growth ambitions, made possible by its panelized construction process.
According the Case-Shiller index released today, home prices in the 20 largest markets showed a month-to-month increase of 1.6% in July.
Single family housing starts at the highest level since April 2010
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Spending on remodeling falls, new home construction gains.