More focus on customers, less focus on opening new markets inform builders' business models today.
Housing markets improving around the country.
The housing forecast for 2012 remains positive.
Recovery begins one market at a time.
The builder managed to narrow its quarterly losses.
Meritage's orders shot up by more than a third even as profitability continued to elude the company.
The company moved closer to profitability during the first part of the year.
Despite improvements, the builder has yet to see as large a jump in sales orders as other publicly held builders have reported.
Despite financial losses, the builder posted an impressive increase in home sales.
According to Zillow’s data, 2.4 million homes are worth less than half of what they’re mortgaged for.
The agency’s quarterly house price index logged its first year-over-year improvement since 2007.
Buyers are also shifting toward more pre-orders rather than completed homes.
May 20--The past few years haven't been good ones for condo developers in and around downtown Seattle.
Johnny Isakson weighs in on how policies might affect the industry.
May 16--Banking executives warned California legislators Tuesday that some provisions of a proposed "Homeowners Bill of Rights" may create a wave of frivolous lawsuits and slow the recovery of the state's housing market.
RENO, Nev. - Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up struggling homeowners and prevent foreclosures.
Cost-effective and beautiful, the latest trend in home design is a return to simplicity.
In-law suites and bonus rooms are on an upswing, the builder says.
This year’s top-performing articles covered smart products and styles that promise to deliver high fashion with forward-looking features that improve accessibility or save money and energy.
In various pockets of the U.S., permits are being pulled and ground is being broken. This story makes the point through compelling photos, plus anecdotal and index-based info.
The 1.6-gallon toilet is being edged out by new high-performance units.
An expanded 1908 builder's cottage plays nice with the neighbors, thanks to a third-floor addition that was deftly done, in spite of numerous constraints.
The house, built inside Disney World's EPCOT, showcases the cutting edge in sustainable products. Some 15 million visitors are expected to tour the home in the next three years.
Metal fabrics, custom-made windows and doors, daylighting systems, and light-controlling shades are just a few of the new products introduced at the AIA National Convention in Washington, D.C. last week.
Check out our product finds from Day 1 of the convention.
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