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Architect Sarah Susanka presents seven proven design ideas from her Not So Big Showhouse at SchoolStreet community in Libertyville Ill.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved for a fourth consecutive month in August with a two-point gain to 37 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Most green buildings do deliver predicted energy savings (or better), says sustainability guru Jerry Yudelson.

In a report released last week, housing market research firm Metrostudy identified the top 20 master planned communities in Florida based on annual starts.

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona's immigration law while upholding a provision that requires police to check the immigration status of people they have arrested if the police think they may be in the country illega

A new temporary Small Business Administration program provides working capital to small businesses by allowing them to refinance some assets.

Layout flexibility, economical footprints, and killer curb appeal are among the common traits of the five best-selling house plans presented by the House Review team.

The latest residential designs are geared to Generation Y, a group that includes young singles looking for “starter” apartments, as well as older buyers who need space for growing families.