Architect Russell Versaci has always cultivated his own interest in authentic historical architecture. Through the years, he has discovered many kindred spirits in the home buying public -- buyers who perhaps long for the days of visits to their grandp..

Today, among builders, developers and regulators, the question of land and how it will -- or should be used -- is one of much debate. Often, that question is a component of a much bigger discussion -- green building.

In a matter of a few weeks during July and August, a composite index of home building stocks rose nearly 40%. It will likely go higher in the coming months as investors begin giving the group a closer look, analysts who track home building say.

Not convinced that tech toys like Palm Pilots are as indispensable as some purport them to be, some builders opt for the old-fashioned information carry-all: the briefcase.

New Venture to Take Infill From Local Niche to Regional Strategy

For the last several years, this nation’s largest publicly traded home builders have piled one record-setting quarter on top of another while watching their share prices tumble in the opposite direction of their earnings.

The echo of hammers hitting nails has been a familiar ring throughout the country as the housing industry has profited from one of the longest periods of economic expansion in recent history.

Long gone have been the days of Ward, June, Wally and the Beav as the typical model of the all-American family.

If there ever was a patron saint of urban revitalization, it was James W. Rouse. As a developer and builder, he has a huge legacy for large-scale projects, mainly in core urban areas, that seemed risky at the time but always succeeded.