D.R. Horton reported a year-over-year earnings jump of 46 percent in the second quarter of 2012, posting totals of $40.6 million for the quarter, which comes to 13 cents a share, according to HousingWire.

Professional Builder readers share their thoughts on the state of kitchen and bath design in home building.

Phoenix­-based Cavco Industries and LivingHomes of Santa Monica, Calif., re­cently debuted their C6 model, a LEED Platinum modular unit designed in the mid­-century modern architectural style that was made famous in the desert in the ’50s and ’60s

Trumark Homes has acquired Capitol Station (formerly called Grandview Terrace), a development of 34 partially completed townhomes located in the city of San Jose at the northeast corner of North Capitol Avenue and Grandview Drive.

A growing number of single-family builders are utilizing the rent-to-own option to help lock in buyers and earn extra cash