The 6,000-square-foot house was on the drawing board and in the ground less than 2½ months from the time he bought the land. Gillis had been waiting for the right location and already had the design.

Although housing construction was down in August, sales of new homes were up, and Wall Street surged at the end of the fall quarter and took housing stocks along for the ride.

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Steve Kendrick faced a predicament. He and his wife, Anne, were growing out of their home but didn't want to move out of the neighborhood where they had established their roots for seven years. The couple felt they had little privacy from their young chi

Avi Hornstein shares the products and materials that go into homes built by Omega Homes.

Being incredibly organized, more tolerant of clients, and more concise in the selection process for finishes and options were a few of the lesson builders took home when building their own.

Some builders still call it the family room, while others have adopted the contemporary term great room. Labels aside, industry experts agree this multipurpose space is here to stay. In modestly priced production homes or high-end custom residences, toda

When builder Bruce Olson decided to build his own house in Hawaii, his goal wasn't solely to create a private heaven-on-earth retreat; he had ulterior motives to create a showpiece house for his entry into the Hawaiian market.

With rising interest rates and a softening market, many builders face high cancellation rates as customers reconsider and or walk away from their original purchase decision. Although no builder is immune from cancellations, builders and sales agents can