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Business Management

Small Business Owners Are Feeling Good About The Future

The recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index notes that the optimism of small business owners is at its highest point in nearly nine...

Codes + Standards

OSHA Releases Safety Recommendation Guide For Construction Industry

The guide offers advice for contractors to identify hazards, plan responses to emergencies, and inspect job sites to find potential safety and health issues.

Codes + Standards

Colorado Springs Moves to Tighten Construction Regulations in Landslide-Prone Areas

Colorado Springs is drafting new laws to tightly regulate construction in landslide-risk areas. The action was prompted by landslides that...

Builders

A Closer Look at Impact Fees

Just because impact fees have been around since the 1970s doesn’t mean they should be any local jurisdiction’s primary solution for...

For new-home construction, there is concern regarding the accuracy, efficiency, and use of impact fees.

Financing

Rising Mortgage Rates Cut Down 4.3 Million Potential Refinance Candidates

Thirty-year-fixed mortgage rates held steady this week at 4.34 percent, but the the rise in rates over the last month has hurt those that...

Economics

Increase In Mortgage Rates Makes Homes $16,000 More Expensive

After the presidential election and a big sell-off in the bond market, the average interest rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage increased...

Single-Family Homes

Millennials On The Coasts Are Drawn To Dayton, Ohio

The city of Dayton, Ohio, took a downturn over the last few decades after manufacturing jobs disappeared. But now, with an influx of...

Economics

Proposed Tax Code Changes Will Impact Mortgage Interest Deduction

One of the upsides of such a complex tax code is that mortgage interest payments are a deduction, which, housing industry leaders say,...

Sales

Rising Mortgage Rates Push Buyers Toward Less Expensive Homes

Rates for 30-year-fixed mortgages rose to 4.08 percent last week, rising half a percent in less than a month. A Redfin survey revealed...

Codes + Standards

D.C. Council Passes Bill To Reduce Number Of Blighted Properties

The Washington D.C. Council recently passed legislation that will make it more expensive for owners to hold vacant or blighted property. The...

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