New Homes
New home building recovery’s labor shortage makes new home inspection mandatory
New home buyer beware. You’ll be asking to suffer through building defects if you plan to buy a new home from the current supply on the assembly line and don’t also make a new home inspection mandatory.
2013 housing starts to approach 1 million mark
"The possibility of one million starts in 2013 should not be dismissed as all 50 states will see increases in single family housing this year." PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION -
NAR: The Digital House Hunt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Google.com, recently released "The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real Estate" to
Infographic: What do new home buyers want?
Quality construction, neighborhood safety and floor plans they can live with are the three most important features buyers want in a newly built home, according to Builder Homesite’s
Single-family home demand boosts new home starts by 2.3%
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS - Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures
Infographic: Buying a new home vs. a used home, a new home vs. renting
Consider purchasing a home and the choice between buying a newly built home or buying an existing home inevitably arises. In a potentially self-serving infographic, Schumacher Homes' data leans
Life inside the Olympic Village
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - The Olympic Village is located in the Olympic Park, within walking distance of the venues – enhancing the experience of athletes and officials
NAHB: Housing starts still struggling
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS - Single-family housing production held virtually unchanged in March as a double-digit decline in the more volatile multifamily sector brought combined nationwide starts
FHFA rule restricts mortgages for properties with private transfer fees
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register on private transfer fees. The final rule limits Fannie
Burns Consulting: Lagging indicators may have cost home buyers bottom-market deals
If you've been waiting for the housing market to hit bottom, you may have waited too long. John Burns Consulting reported this week, buyers seeking the greatest bottom market
American Dream more sustainable with smaller carbon footprint
The latest study extolling the intrinsic value found in green homes puts energy efficiency at the top of the list of features buyers most desire. The Yahoo! Home Horizon
Housing bust withered California’s economy, job market
When housing went down in the Golden State it took Californian jobs and a chunk of the economy with it. The bust has cost the Golden State hundreds of
San Jose's solar home sales sizzle
Apparently silicon on rooftops is just as hot as silicon found in all the computer components manufactured at the nation's ground zero for technology research and development.by Broderick
Off-the-shelf IKEA homes
IKEA is doing for Scandinavia and Northern England, what Home Depot is doing for America's Gulf Coast region -- offering affordable "kit homes" off the shelf. Housing affordability issues
