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Despite the threat of rising interest rates, the second-home market remains strong, according to a recent study by EscapeHomes.com, an online marketplace for vacation-housing real estate.

Great design and affordability are not mutually exclusive, even in a small home. Here's how to create a great-looking community, while keeping costs firmly under control.

Boston's Channel Center is helping to transform the historic Fort Point warehouse district with 14 renovations and four infill sites on 7.1 acres.

New overtime rules from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), effective August 23, don't worry builders and industry experts, who nonetheless stress the need for compliance.

In the San Francisco Bay area, one home builder has successfully positioned itself as a quality company with knowledgeable experts at the helm.

If you have written ethics policies in place for every department and think through all the gray areas and discuss them with employees regularly, you create a climate focused on ethical behavior.

When it is time to design new product for a community, many builders go in search of the perfect plan — something already out there. They shop the competition, search the Web or ask their marketing consultants to pull a trick from the hat. But, ala

The International Erosion Control Association administers two education and certification programs that can help reduce builders' environmental, entitlement and regulatory headaches.