Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday after disappointing new home sales data and a Federal Reserve rejection of a dividend plan by Bank of America weighed on banks and home building shares. Read ..

Area home builders expect a 15-percent increase in new home starts this year. NIXA, Mo. — A federal government report on Wednesday shows Americans are on track to buy fewer new homes than in any year since the government began keeping data almost a half-century ago. Sales are now just half the pace of 1963, even though there are 120 million more people in the United States now. Read ..

URBANA Local home builders are banding together to build a “green” house in Urbana in hopes of showing people what environmentally friendly features they can look for in a home. Groundbreaking for the home in Urbana’s South Ridge subdivision will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Mike Martin, chairman of the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois. read more Read ..

* U.S. home sales hit a record low in February * Fed tells Bank of America to rein in dividend plan * Portugal set to vote on austerity measures * Indexes down: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.7 pct, Nasdaq 0.7 pct … Read ..

Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday after disappointing new home sales data and a Federal Reserve rejection of a dividend plan by Bank of America weighed on banks and home building shares. Read ..

Area home builders expect a 15-percent increase in new home starts this year. NIXA, Mo. — A federal government report on Wednesday shows Americans are on track to buy fewer new homes than in any year since the government began keeping data almost a half-century ago. Sales are now just half the pace of 1963, even though there are 120 million more people in the United States now. Read ..

URBANA Local home builders are banding together to build a “green” house in Urbana in hopes of showing people what environmentally friendly features they can look for in a home. Groundbreaking for the home in Urbana’s South Ridge subdivision will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Mike Martin, chairman of the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois. read more Read ..

* U.S. home sales hit a record low in February * Fed tells Bank of America to rein in dividend plan * Portugal set to vote on austerity measures * Indexes down: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.7 pct, Nasdaq 0.7 pct … Read ..

Falling home prices on distressed properties make it difficult for new home builders to compete. Read ..

Profits for Canadian home builders will fall for the third straight year to their lowest level since 2004, buffeted by tighter lending rules, high consumer debt and expected mortgage-rate increases Read ..

The sweet sound of construction is building in Cape Coral as developers are showcasing new model homes for the first time since 2008. Read ..

Despite the downturn for local contractors and home builders, one of their next projects is an uplifting one and mirrors the Extreme Makeover home built for Trisha and Cora Urban in Tilden Township last summer. Read ..

Falling home prices on distressed properties make it difficult for new home builders to compete. Read ..

Profits for Canadian home builders will fall for the third straight year to their lowest level since 2004, buffeted by tighter lending rules, high consumer debt and expected mortgage-rate increases Read ..

The sweet sound of construction is building in Cape Coral as developers are showcasing new model homes for the first time since 2008. Read ..

Despite the downturn for local contractors and home builders, one of their next projects is an uplifting one and mirrors the Extreme Makeover home built for Trisha and Cora Urban in Tilden Township last summer. Read ..

Cities, home builders struggle with intensification goals Continued

While the broader market is higher, one sector continues to stumble: the home builders. And theres not a lot of relief in sight. Continued

Cities, home builders struggle with intensification goals Continued

While the broader market is higher, one sector continues to stumble: the home builders. And theres not a lot of relief in sight. Continued