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Radiant Heating: Why Tubing Spacing Is Important to System Performance

This paper explains the importance of tubing spacing in a hydronic radiant floor heating system and how it directly affects even floor temperatures and overall comfort. It specifically focuses on Warmboard (a fast response, low mass, highly conductive ra

Economics

John Burns: Apartment market set for a surge

All signs are pointing to a boom in the apartment market, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting. While housing affordability may be high, tighter lending standards, a shortage of consumers with a down payment, and demographics all point to a sur

Kitchen

Kitchen and Bath Design Series: Designing the Multi-Cook Kitchen

Dual sinks, decentralized refrigeration, accessible appliances, and various counter heights are among the considerations when designing for multiple cooks in the kitchen.

Sales + Marketing Best Practices

10 Key Sales Performance Measurements

Want to boost your sales conversion ratio? Track each salesperson’s performance against these 10 sales performance standards

Building Technology

Sprinklers not required in Minn.

Sprinklers will not be required in all new Minnesota homes, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune.

Financials

Mortgage rates fall for third straight week

Mortgage rates declined for the third straight week, according to Housing Predictor, falling to 4.87% for a 30-year fixed-rate loan.

Financials

Zelman: Census home sales data inaccurate

The Census Department’s data on new construction sales is wildy inaccurate, housing analyst Ivy Zelman told CNBC.com last week. According to Zelman’s data, December estimates showed a 12 percent decline in seasonally adjusted new home sales, which sh

Financials

Only one in four got assistance from Obama's mortgage assistance program

Of the 2.7 million homeowners who tried to get mortgage help from the Obama administration’s assistance program, only a quarter actually got their monthly payments lowered, The Wall Street Journal reported. Roughly 680,000 homeowners got payment modifi

Sales

NAR: Pending home sales down 2.8% in January, but remain well above cyclical low

Pending home sales eased moderately in January for the second straight month, but remain 20.6 percent above the cyclical low last June, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, declined

House Review

Professional Builder's House Review Collaborative

In January 2011, Professional Builder launched the House Review collaborative, where a group of leading architects and designers present...

two-story, single-family home designed for a narrow lot

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

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features