A total of 247 metropolitan areas across 49 states and the District of Columbia qualified for inclusion on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for August, released recently. While this is ...
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Rising mortgage rates are showing no sign of derailing new-home sales. Single-family new-home sales rose 8.3 percent in June to the highest level since May 2008, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. What's more, they were up 38.1 ...
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If you are in the market for a new home, youâEUR(TM)ll want to shop as carefully for your homebuilder as you did for your home. It doesnâEUR(TM)t matter whether youâEUR(TM)re going to build a condo, home, or townhouse; ...
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China has built glittering metropolises in the span of roughly three decades of reform and opening. But in an equal span of time, shiny urban centers risk losing their shining façades or even descending into slums thanks to poor ...
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International home sales in the U.S. declined in the past year, but are at their second highest level in recent years and are over six percent of total existing-home sales in value. According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 ...
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Existing-home sales improved in May and remain solidly above a year ago, while the median price continued to rise by double-digit rates from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales, ...
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During National Homeownership Month in June, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is telling young people that the time is right to buy a home, and the nation's builders are building the homes they want. "As the economy ...
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Growth in home sales and prices is contributing to a broader improvement in the overall economy, aided in part by current homeownership tax treatment, according to presentations at a residential real estate forum during the Realtors Midyear ...
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The shape of homeownership and housing markets has changed dramatically over time and will continue to change in the face of new housing opportunities and challenges. That’s according to panelists at the “Challenges and ...
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In February this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 66 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, one city witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining three cities remained unchanged, all compared to ...
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Some home buyers turn up their noses at laminate kitchen counters but laminate has its advantages. For starters, the counters are easy to maintain and in Consumer Reports' tests of 14 materials, laminate resisted stains, heat, and impact ...
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According to industry experts, backed by strong activity on the policy reforms front, the Rs 9,600 crore lighting industry is expecting to clock a healthy growth in 2013. Even though the industry faced some rough weather on project sales, ...
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Taylor Morrison is expanding in northeast Houston with the purchase of 22 70-ft. home sites in a new section of Eagle Springs. The lots were purchased from Newland Communities. The Grande Series will be priced from the $300,000s to ...
Why do insulating glass manufacturers certify their products? As a general statement, irrespective of industry affiliation, manufacturers who certify their products demonstrate commitment to their customers and their products. ...
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For anyone who has never heard of a ground source heat pump it takes geothermal heat from the ground. The temperature inside the earth is constant which means the temperature is more or less the same. The construction of a heat pump ...
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