Codes + Standards Arizona contractor fined $1.2 million in alleged fraud conspiracy State licensing authorities said a contractor set up companies to take advantage of older customers, damage HVAC equipment, make unnecessary repairs in order to charge a customer, and train his employees to engage in these practices.
features New Affordable Housing Program In Palo Alto Looks To Help People Struggling With Their Mortgages Housing costs in California are higher than anywhere else in the country. San Francisco and San Jose typically get all of the attention for...
features Job Outlook Among Americans Shows Slight Optimism It might not seem like much, but the fact that 42 percent of Americans say it is currently a good time to find a quality job actually shows...
features Candlestick Point’s Updated Plans Win Approval Candlestick Park is not the most fondly remembered stadium in sports lore. Far from it, in fact. Former members of the San Francisco 49ers...
features Samsung SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit Uses Sensors To Monitor Homes Picking what type of smart technology is best for a home is really starting to feel like picking which college is right to attend. There are...
features Residential Solar Is Booming In Median And Low-Income Neighborhoods For a while, it seemed like any house that had solar panels on its roof was in a gated community with a few expensive cars in the driveway...
features Q1 2016 Shows 7 Percent Increase In Housing Markets That Are Less Affordable Than Historic Norms The number of counties around the country where homes are less affordable than their historic norms rose 7 percent in Q1 of 2016 from a year...
Opinion Housing Starts Are Increasing, But Inventory Remains Low Housing starts are increasing slowly but steadily as they try to make a dent in the low inventory that is constantly looming
Codes + Standards Modular net-zero home models cut energy use by two-thirds Deltec Homes has focused on making affordable prefab houses that don't require any electricity from the grid.
features ‘Urban Mixed-Use’ Developments Do Not Deliver On Their Promises There is something we tend to overlook about the portrayal of extra terrestrials in fiction; they have no individuality. Each different race...
