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Mortgage Market Still Hampers Housing Recovery – CNBC (Home Builders America)

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:28 +0000

The Realtors say it, the home builders say it, and now the chairman of the Federal Reserve is saying it: “Some creditworthy borrowers are still having trouble getting a mortgage.” Loose mortgage underwriting is largely blamed for the housing crash, and … Read ..

S.A. home building picks up steam – MySanAntonio (Housing Industry)

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:00:09 +0000

Home building is on the way back. San Antonio-area home builders in the first quarter started 1,636 homes, a 10.4 percent increase over the same quarter last year. It’s the double-digit bump the home building industry has been waiting for and a much better … Read ..

Amazon.com and Expedia, an online travel company, surged more than 15 percent as earnings beat estimates. A gauge of home builders in S.& P. indexes rallied 3 percent, to the highest level since October 2008. Starbucks tumbled 5.3 percent as … Read ..

Kansas City area home builders reported their best first quarter since the recession in March, with single-family permits up 63.4 percent from the same period last year. There were 269 single-family permits issued last month bringing the total … Read ..

Polk Business Barometer: February Home Building and Tourism Activity Up (Contractors Blog)

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:00:04 +0000

ActivIty picked up for home builders in february and tourism revenue increased, according to the ledger's monthly polk county business barometer. Read ..

New-home construction takes a pause (Contractors Blog)

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:00:15 +0000

After a strong start to the year, home builders have pared back, according to a report from the Census Bureau. Read ..

Today a group gathered in Tuscaloosa to kick off a new building project. Read ..

Wishlist Homes Propriety Limited, a top-notch service provider for home builders and home buyers, just made the World Wide Web better with the launch of its latest website featuring homebuilder profiles and reviews, home designs and a collection of valuable information for thousands of home buyers.Sydney (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 Home buyers can now forget walking through countless home … Read ..

After a strong start to the year, home builders have pared back, according to a report from the Census Bureau. Read ..

Today a group gathered in Tuscaloosa to kick off a new building project. Read ..

Minnesota builders warn energy-code changes would raise price of homes (Home Builders America)

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Possible changes in the state building and energy codes could add $8,000 to $12,000 to the cost of a typical home and open the door to building practices that have caused problems in the past, an industry group warned this week. Leaders of the Builders Association of Minnesota , a trade organization representing 3,500 home builders and remodelers, held a public meeting in St. Paul to encourage … Read ..

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM– – According to leading new home builders, the Government's NewBuy scheme could have the potential to unlock the housing market for both first-time buyers and those stuck on the … Read ..

New home builders recognized for customer service excellence Read ..

NewBuy: Home Builders Federation executive chairman Stewart Baseley's letter (Home Builders America)

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:18 +0000

Lenders have not embraced the NewBuy scheme as was intended, the HBF's executive chairman Stewart Baseley wrote in a letter to home builders, acknowledging this is “incredibly frustrating and annoying”. … Continued

New home builders recognized for customer service excellence Continued

OTTAWA , March 29, 2012 /CNW/ – The Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) today congratulated Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for a budget that supports stability in housing markets and sets out a strategic … Continued

New home builders recognized for customer service excellence Continued

Home builder in Genesee County on pace to double this year (Home Builders America)

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:00:04 +0000

Some experts say there are signs the economy is improving. One such sign is here in Mid-Michigan, where one of the nations biggest home builders is busy at work. Continued

Home builders showing confidence, caution (Home Builders America)

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:00:14 +0000

Confidence about the economy is growing among home builders, but issues involving credit and appraisals may be keeping some from starting new projects. Read ..

A handful of Valley home builders are bringing new life to weedy, abandoned developments left behind when housing went bust. A recent example: Royal Woods subdivision in Sanger, where Sacramento-based Evergreen Communities has taken over the 187-lot development. Read ..

N EW home builders with developments in Portishead and Bristol have been awarded the maximum five star rating in an independent… Read ..

The leader in affordable new home marketing, New Homes Section, reports strong growth in internet traffic and an increase in home buyer referrals to home builders.Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) March 22, 2012 NewHomesSection.com – the internet's premier destination for new homes information – has revealed that traffic on the site spiked in February 2012, up nearly twenty percent from a year prior. The … Read ..

Confidence about the economy is growing among home builders, but issues involving credit and appraisals may be keeping some from starting new projects. Read ..

N EW home builders with developments in Portishead and Bristol have been awarded the maximum five star rating in an independent… Read ..

New home builders report rising cost of lots, more onerous approvals as growing concerns (Home Builders Blog)

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:00:05 +0000

MONT TREMBLANT, QC, March 16, 2012 /CNW/ – About one third of new home builders across Canada say that rising costs due to the price of serviced lots is a critical problem. In Manitoba, the problem is … Continued

Ohio’s high court has held that home builders have a duty imposed by law to construct a home “in a workmanlike manner using ordinary care,” despite the wording of any warranty document. The Supreme Court of Ohio held unanimously that … Continued

Legislature working on tax break for builders (Construction Blog)

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:00:29 +0000

Legislation providing a tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk for his signature into law. Continued

A tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk for his signature into law. Continued

The price for new Collierville homes could increase by thousands of dollars, home builders say, because of a recent change in the town's building code that requires stronger earthquake design. Continued

Legislation providing a tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk for his signature into law. Continued

Legislation providing a tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk for his signature into law. Continued

A tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk for his signature into law. Continued

Legislation providing a tax break for home builders who cannot sell vacant, newly constructed houses may be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk for his signature into law. Continued