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Building Materials

Building Materials: Concrete Appeals to Specific Markets

The appeal of concrete for luxury projects stems from its potential to offer greater energy efficiency, durability, and even comfort for homeowners than other building materials

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Quality Matters

Flexible HVAC Ductwork Best Practices: Smooth, Sealed, and Separated

Follow the three S’s of HVAC flex-ductwork installation to avoid unhappy customers and callbacks

Regulations

Multifamily Housing and Overregulation

NAHB Housing Policy Briefing

Market Data + Trends

Gen X Bounces Back

Defined by Pew as the period between December 2007 and June 2009, the Great Recession hit right as Gen Xers were entering the housing market.

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Business Management

Home Building's Version of Insanity

Most sources of waste in home building are repeat offenders, causing incredible losses in time and money for builders, suppliers, and trades alike—and it continues unabated

U.S. $100 on fire shows waste of money and profits burning

Market Data + Trends

Effects of Rental Fraud

Apartment List surveyed more than 1,000 renters to gauge how fraud affects them, and identifies the top five most common fraud schemes

House Review

Pocket Neighborhoods Prize Pedestrians

With pedestrians in mind, these projects refresh a traditional configuration with extra green space

The Yards at National Village designed by Larry Garnett Designs is pedestrian friendly

Builders

Taylor Morrison Closes Acquisition of AV Homes

In a deal close to $1 billion, Taylor Morrison announced the finalized acquisition of AV Homes. HousingWire reports that the acquisition...

Market Data + Trends

The Mid-Sized City Migration

Since 2000, more than 5.5 million Americans have left the country’s three largest cities for smaller cities, according to Mick Cornett,...

Market Data + Trends

America’s Most Energy-Efficient Cities

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released the results of its biennial assessment of energy efficiency in the country’s...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features