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Housing Starts Still Recovering Worldwide

The Great Recession hit many countries, and the continued recovery in housing starts relative to a period considered normal is not isolated...

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What’s Driving Home Prices Higher?

According to CNN Money, price inflation on homes is caused by homeowners that aren’t selling, builders that aren’t building, and lenders...

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Designer Mitchell Turnbough’s childhood home in Long Beach, Miss., was flattened by Hurricane Katrina. The Wall Street Journal showcases its...

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A study by Zillow Group found that home affordability among the nation’s lowest earners has worsened sharply over the past two years,...

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Loans Are Harder to Get in the Deep South

There’s a new geographic divide in how easily Americans can borrow money, The Washington Post reports. Based on data collected by from the...

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Hot Market Won’t Last For Long

Past trends show that a spike in rates can greatly affect demand for homes

Codes + Standards

The methodology includes an energy savings assessment

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In the hottest markets, sellers are seeing listings move between 29 and 49 days more quickly than in the rest of the country, Realtor.com...

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In an entertaining review of electronic toilet bidet seats made by Toto and Kohler, The New York Times reporter Farhad Manjoo wonders why...

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The NAHB’s quarterly survey of the Remodeling Market Index found that the most common job performed by NAHB Remodelers in 2014 was bathroom...

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