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Moody's Zandi Offers Brighter Forecast for Builders
Analytics chief economist predicts bigger, better numbers by 2012 – including 1.7 million new housing units. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BIG BUILDER News ( Created Date: 05/13/2010 ) |
Builder Confidence Jumps in May
U.S. home builders might not be singing "Happy Days are Here Again," but they seem to be humming a few bars of "I Whistle a Happy Tune." . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BIG BUILDER News ( Created Date: 05/17/2010 ) |
Chinese Drywall Manufacturer Settles with Beazer
Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, one manufacturer of high sulfur-emitting Chinese drywall that has caused problems with corrosion of metals in homes, has settled a lawsuit brought against it by Beazer Homes USA. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BIG BUILDER News ( Created Date: 05/17/2010 ) |
Housing Starts Rise in April
April housing starts, driven by a strong gain in the single-family category, were up 5.8% over March at a seasonally adjusted rate of 672,000 and up 40.9% compared with April 2009's rate of 477,000, according to the Commerce Department's monthly residential construction report. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BIG BUILDER News ( Created Date: 05/18/2010 ) |
Boomer Home Buyers Want High Tech and Low Maintenance
Builders looking to attract buyers who are 55 years and older should think high tech and low maintenance when designing their homes and planning their communities, according to a new study by the National Association of Home Builders and the Met Life Mature Market Institute. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BUILDER Online ( Created Date: 09/17/2009 ) |
Building Material Reuse Can Pay Off
The win-win-win of building material reuse has stimulated growing interest in recent years. And the downturn in the economy has created more demand for the donated products. But, as demand has risen, many reuse organizations report that donations have fallen because there's less building going on. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BUILDER Online ( Created Date: 11/23/2009 ) |
CertainTeed Settles Shingle Suit
CertainTeed Corp. has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit filed against it by homeowners who alleged a type of organic asphalt shingle manufactured by the company failed prematurely and didn't perform as well as they should, the litigants said Monday Jan. 4. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BIG BUILDER News ( Created Date: 01/04/2010 ) |
Company Says It Can Fix Drywall
The company that used chlorine dioxide gas to eradicate anthrax from government buildings and mold from hospitals and houses in New Orleans said it can solve the problem of corrosive and stinky Chinese drywall the same way and without removing it. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BUILDER Online ( Created Date: 10/01/2009 ) |
Foreclosures Falling Out of Favor
Foreclosed homes have become considerably less attractive to consumers, according to a Trulia and RealtyTrac survey released Tuesday. Only 43% of adults surveyed in November by Harris Interactive said they were somewhat likely to consider buying a foreclosed property. That compares to 55% last May and 69% in May 2008. . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BUILDER Online ( Created Date: 12/15/2009 ) |
David Weekley Homes Sends Report Cards to Suppliers
Houston-based builder has been grading trade partners for past seven years on their work quality and service . . .
Author: Teresa Burney
BUILDER Online ( Created Date: 07/27/2010 ) |
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