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U.S. home construction slumped in August

WASHINGTON – Homebuilders pulled back on construction in the South, causing the pace of August housing starts nationwide to fall to their lowest level in three months. Despite the...

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S homebuilder sentiment rises in September as sales improve

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders has surged to the highest level in nearly a year, reflecting a brighter outlook for sales now and into 2017. The National Association of Home Bu...

DATE: Sep 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

What does it take to buy a home?

Mortgage rates are still low, making it a seemingly great time to buy a home. But aspiring home buyers still need to overcome one major obstacle before they lay eyes on their drea...

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Here’s a few bright ideas to lighten up your home

Emily Clark writes a design blog, emilyaclark.com, about how to create simple, affordable home interiors. She says that no room in her home is complete until she adds one or more...

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

A savvy buyer’s guide to buying residential property

Buyers purchasing vacant land may take more risk than buyers of residential properties because there may be some significant surprises that could affect their future use or building costs. ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

13th Parade of Homes set for Sept. 23-25

Homebuilders set to show off latest trends

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Wine cellars moving up from basement

Many of them are now high-end living spaces

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Manhattan renters win as prices stay steady

Manhattan’s traditional peak apartment-leasing season wrapped up in August with no rent growth for landlords, a sign that their ability to push up costs may wane further in the coming months...

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Finding recycled building materials can be challenging

Recycled construction materials can help cut costs for builders

DATE: Sep 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. construction spending unchanged in July

WASHINGTON â€“ U.S. construction spending was unchanged in July as weakness in spending on government projects offset gains in home building and the strongest month for non-residential const...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Real estate – a part of our lives

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

‘Granny flats’ add housing, but there’s no legal shelter

LOS ANGELES – In the new home Julia Coffee designed for herself, handpicking the tiles and the flooring and the red front door, the microwave doesn’t work. Neither does the dishwasher, the ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business