Professional Builder's annual Housing Giants report offers a wealth of takeaways. Here are a few you should know about.

Every now and then, we each allow ourselves to drift back and contemplate the bygone robustness of past housing markets, the go-go days. But it's getting more difficult to accurately recollect those days

From expanding into custom building to entering new markets, Giant firms share their strategies for growth.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained five points in May from a downwardly revised reading in the previous month to reach a level of 29 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today.

Scott Sedam profiles eight business ideas and product innovations from Housing Giant firms.

The long-awaited turnaround in the housing market may finally be underway, at least in the active adult segment, if data provided by Epcon Communities are any indication.

A citizens’ group in San Mateo County, Calif. is fighting high building permit fees.

Spokane Valley, Wash., may dramatically increase the amount of time developers and builders have to complete projects.

With more than $3.9 billion in total residential revenue and 15,275 closings in 2011, PulteGroup tops Professional Builder’s annual Housing Giants ranking of the nation’s largest home-building companies. See which firms made the list.