Codes + Standards Media Seemed To Misread President Trump's Action On Mortgages Since President Obama's policy had not yet gone into effect, Trump’s action essentially kept the existing policy in place and did not raise rates or mortgage premiums, National Mortgage Professional Magazine says
Economics Overall Mortgage Volume Falls Last Week In an uncertain political climate, the mortgage industry took a few hits last week. CNBC reports that mortgage applications fell 3.2...
Single-Family Homes HomeAid America Names New Chairman Scott Stowell, the executive chairman for CalAtlantic Homes, was named Chairman of HomeAid America, a building industry charity that helps...
Sales Builders Could Bring Home Construction Boom To Red-Hot Dallas Home prices in Texas are expected to rise 31 percent over the next three years, and Dallas is shaping to be the hottest market in the state....
Economics Las Vegas And Atlanta Among Most Affordable Cities For Renters Renters are typically advised to spend no more than 30 percent of their income towards housing. At 21 percent, the average renter in...
Codes + Standards New NRCA Roofing Manual Available The latest volume has information about roof decks, underlayments, materials, and design and installation, and construction details
Design How The Size Of American Homes Measures Up To The Rest Of The World Compared to Brazil, Spain, and Mexico, houses in the U.S. are pretty big and spacious. Through a survey of 29,000 people across nine...
Single-Family Homes New High-End Developments Offer Mixed-Use Features For Sense Of Community Suburban developments are starting to get more of an urban feel to them. Planners are emphasizing walkable communities, markets and public...
Sales Single Women Outpace Single Men At Buying Homes Of homebuyers last year, 17 percent were single women, while only 7 percent were unmarried men
Opinion Home Price Index Gains Ground In November For the three month period ending in November, the S&P/CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index rose 5.3 percent from the year before and 0...