Codes + Standards Home-loans credit standards should loosen A chief economist says he expects a loosening of the recent tight credit standards presumably caused by the “Know Before You Owe” rule.
features Meeting The Demand For Green More and more, homebuyers are demanding green features in homes and neighborhoods. It's a win-win: Meeting the demand results in new home...
features Another Appliance for the Laundry Room? For many, folding freshly washed and dried clothes is a chore they don't want to face. A new machine that will be available soon promises to...
features Renters Hold the Power in Houston A slowdown of population growth and a boom in luxury apartments have turned Houston into a renter’s market. The Houston Chronicle reports...
features How to Improve the Flow and Space of a Kitchen Over the years, the kitchen has emerged as the most important room in the house. Stephanie Brick, a designer at Sustainable Design Group...
features Houses Cost More Than What Buyers Expect to Pay Nearly one-third of homebuyers expected to pay less than $150,000 for a house in 2015. Problem is, only 6 percent of single-family homes...
features New California Housing Plan Will Cut Down Bureaucratic Rigamarole It's tough to build housing in California. Even if a project meets zoning standards, local residents and environmental regulations can throw...
Sales Survey Finds Homebuyers Pessimistic About Election As November nears, more potential buyers are saying the election will make the housing market worse.
Codes + Standards Concrete Institute publishes document providing concrete curing guidance This guide reviews and describes practices, procedures, materials, and monitoring methods for the external curing of concrete and provides guidance for specifying curing procedures.
