Remember singing Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' as a kid and feeling the pride of citizenship?

With 23,000 homes on 11,000 acres, Centennial in northeast Los Angeles County will be far bigger than any community where most builders will ever buy lots, let alone plan.

Everyone knows that good design sells.

Home technology - from Cat-5 wiring for offices to audio/video cabling for theater systems - adds a new layer of complexity to new home construction. And, increasingly, a huge knowledge gap is emerging.

A new standard written to guard against water-heater fires fueled by vapors from spilled or improperly stored gasoline takes effect July 1.

Everyone knows that good design sells.

Colorado home builder and green building pioneer John Kurowski continues to set new standards for sustainable, energy-efficient homes.

Educating future generations of home buyers about the housing industry and the obstacles it faces was one of my priorities for the NAHB in 2002.

Faced with the current hard insurance market and no real confidence that it will soften soon, many builders are following the Franklin Roosevelt policy - try something, anything.