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MarketWatch ranks U.S. cities with plenty of healthcare facilities, 5K-run opportunities, farmers markets, and outdoor trails to help keep...

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Ikea Will Sell Only LED Bulbs Beginning Sept. 1

According to the New York Times, global furniture giant Ikea has announced that it will sell only LED lights, beginning as soon as next...

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To Build Like Grandma, or Like Passive House?

Building a perfectly airtight home the Passive House way might be pricey. So does it mean that a cheaper alternative for greener homes is...

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Prices Keep Rising as Inventory Depletes

From Seattle to Dallas to Denver, buyers are bidding high over a very limited supply of homes, Marketplace.org reports. Numbers from the...

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Mortgages Still Aren’t Going to Risky Borrowers

Despite efforts to expand mortgage access from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the FHFA, and the Obama administration, little evidence shows...

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Wages Are Accelerating Fastest in These Cities

Workers in Columbus, Ohio, enjoyed the best annual wage gains in the country

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The Brands Builders Buy Most

For decades, Home Innovation Research Labs has been polling builders nationwide about which products they most rely upon. Now, the results are available to you

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Difference in male-female thermal comfort is due to clothing, ASHRAE says

Research for establishing indoor environment comfort was made with an equal amount of women and men

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Popular Misconceptions Buyers Have About Down Payments

HousingWire sets the record straight: 20 percent down payments aren’t the only option out there, and it’s notalways better to put down a big...

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Home Selling Stumbled in July

Results from Fannie Mae’s July 2015 National Housing Survey revealed that Americans’ “attitudes toward the home selling environment stumbled...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features