Codes + Standards Dallas considers ordinance requiring construction firms to provide breaks for workers Proposal reacts to study indicating one-third of workers get no rest breaks, two-thirds don't get water.
features Lennar’s Q3 Earnings: Multifamily projects recorded sales greater than targeted 25 percent return According to Business Insider, investment returns are very low. But Lennar’s CEO Stuart Miller announced that their multifamily projects...
features The Fed renews pledge to keep rates near zero Reuters reports that the Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates near zero for a “considerable time,” but may raise borrowing...
features Minorities suffer post-housing bust consequences more acutely than white Americans During the boom, loans to African Americans and Hispanics increased significantly, which The Washington Post attributes to minorities...
features The 50 best U.S. cities according to 24/7 Wall Street 24/7 Wall Street reviewed data on the 550 cities with populations of 65,000 or more as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau. The variables...
features Tesla’s Elon Musk is working to have solar power storage batteries fit in an average home The batteries needed to store a working amount of solar energy today are too big for the average home, but MarketWatch reports Elon Musk is...
features Sales incentives lure on the fence buyers, in hopes of gaining momentum for new-home sales The Wall Street Journal housing blogger Kris Hudson finds that more builders are using sales incentives such as covering closing costs or...
features Housing starts fall, but data suggests housing market continues gradual improvement According to Reuters, the Commerce Department announced that starts declined 14.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual 956,000-unit pace....
features Today’s low level of single-family construction still too much, too soon There were only 618,000 single-family housing starts in 2013 – far below the pre-bubble average of 1.1 million per year.
features HUD Secretary Julian Castro announces his main priorities: boost homeownership and keep rents in check The Washington Post reports that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro announced on Tuesday that his priorities are to...
