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Around 25 million people work from home at least one day a week, and nearly three million people who work-from-home are self-employed. As...

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While public transit information has been streamlined into Google Maps, and while restaurant inspection scores have been worked into Yelp...

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Closing Costs are Dropping for Home Owners

The closing fees that go with borrowing for a home have lessened by seven percent over the past year, now averaging $1,850 on a $200,000...

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Three Tax Breaks for Home Buyers in 2015

Buying an extra point, for instance, can lower interest rates

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The report includes more than 30 specific urban design recommendations for urban planners and policymakers

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2015 fire resistance design manual released

The 2015 edition contains nearly 100 new systems that supplement existing assemblies for walls and partitions

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Of the 20 hottest housing markets — as measured by listing views and days on market — 11 of them are in the nation’s most populous state. ...

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A Primer for Home Sales Data

Unless you are deep in the industry, housing sales figures can be confusing. Realtor.com, though, looked at the recent reports and broke...

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Boston is in a bit of a crunch, needing to build 53,000 housing units by 2030 to handle the city’s population growth. The Boston Globe...

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Just Who is Buying Homes?

The NAHB examined data the housing market from 2011 to 2012 and found a few trends. The study matches what logic might indicate: It found...

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