These days, local home builders depend on one unseen tool as often as they rely on a hammer and nails: optimism. Their hopefulness shows up when they’re on the subject of building materials, when they’re talking location, even in conversations… Continued

* Bullish on UK home builders such as Bovis * Sees UK housing market turning Continued

A lot of home builders once assumed there would be a bottomless market of baby boomers for their over-55 communities. Continued

2010 was a brutal year for the area’s home builders, and the proof isn’t in the pudding — it’s in the permits. Last year proved “especially tough,” said Paul Walton, owner of the building company Positive Environments and president of the Johnson City Area Home Builders Association. Continued

These days, local home builders depend on one unseen tool as often as they rely on a hammer and nails: optimism. Their hopefulness shows up when they’re on the subject of building materials, when they’re talking location, even in conversations… Continued

* Bullish on UK home builders such as Bovis * Sees UK housing market turning Continued

A lot of home builders once assumed there would be a bottomless market of baby boomers for their over-55 communities. Continued

2010 was a brutal year for the area’s home builders, and the proof isn’t in the pudding — it’s in the permits. Last year proved “especially tough,” said Paul Walton, owner of the building company Positive Environments and president of the Johnson City Area Home Builders Association. Continued

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index held steady at 16 from last month. Economists polled by Reuters expected a rise to 17. A reading on the home builders’ index above 50 indicates that more builders view sales … More here..

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index held steady at 16 from last month. Economists polled by Reuters expected a rise to 17. A reading on the home builders’ index above 50 indicates that more builders view sales … More here..

The Oklahoma Home Builders Association honored Curtis McCarty of Norman as the Builder of the Year at its annual banquet held recently at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City…. Continued

In the housing market’s boom years, more than 100,000 people would head to the annual International Builders’ Show. For this year’s event, in Orlando, about half that are expected. Still, signs of growth in the broader economy are giving some home builders cause for cautious optimism. Continued

The Oklahoma Home Builders Association honored Curtis McCarty of Norman as the Builder of the Year at its annual banquet held recently at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City…. Continued

In the housing market’s boom years, more than 100,000 people would head to the annual International Builders’ Show. For this year’s event, in Orlando, about half that are expected. Still, signs of growth in the broader economy are giving some home builders cause for cautious optimism. Continued