Market Data + Trends Builder confidence treads water in March Builder confidence in the market for newly-built, single-family homes rose one point to 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Codes + Standards Senate banking committee leaders reach agreement on plan to abolish Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac The federal government would guarantee mortgages after private investor take first losses on nonperforming loans
Opinion IBACOS co-founder Brad Oberg dies at 64 IBACOS co-founder and chief technical officer was one of the industry' foremost building scientists and innovators
Codes + Standards U.S. residential PV installations rose 60 percent in 2013 Homeowners used financing models like leasing to install panels at little to no upfront cost
Codes + Standards Buyers of National Green Building Standard homes satisfied with purchases Ninety-four percent would recommend green homes to a friend
Sales + Marketing Best Practices The Hawthorne Effect and Your Sales Management Possibilities Continually resetting expectations for your sales team can turn a short-term gain into long-term sales performance
Codes + Standards Fla. city says homeowner’s off-the-grid lifestyle violates codes Cape Coral homeowner has been living independent of city's electric grid, water supply
Codes + Standards Southern Forest Products Assn. revamps pressure-treated pine specifications 2014 edition updates specification, use protocols
New-Construction Projects Mountain View breaks ground on low-income development Forty-eight new workforce apartments will be available to low-income families in Mountain View, Calif.
Energy Efficiency National poll finds American homeowners want energy choices The poll confirmed that 88 percent of Americans support renewable energy
