Fastest-Growing Places to Build: Counties

It's hard not to wonder as the third year of the 21st century begins what the questions will be that dominate discussion in our industry in 2003.

The Distributed Audio Alliance, an arm of the Consumer Electronics Association, is reaching out to home builders to consider incorporating more wiring systems in new construction.

There are sounds we hear that enable us to recognize where we are without having to see anything - a ticking clock, air blowing through vents, trees rustling.

Highlighting the pressure that environmentalists are putting on new development in many places around the country.

Homeowners expect perfect homes. Trades deliver less-than-perfect quality.

A California lawyer has received a patent for his solution to the problem of tight, confined suburban neighborhoods: acre-sized circles that maximize the side and front-facing distances between homes.

Infill housing is on the rise - 16 of the 20 largest U.S. cities grew in population in the last decade, according to the 2000 census.

During the 15 months representing the height of the current home building boom, 1.9 million U.S. housing units were added, mostly in the South and West.