Opinion Is City Hall To Blame For Tight Entry-Level Inventory? Profits when building entry-level homes are already tight enough, but impact fees can eliminate them completely
Codes + Standards Oklahoma insurance commissioner advocates stronger codes for tornado resilience The commissioner says Tornado Alley has not updated building codes in line with new technology and building practices known to make structures more resilient to high winds.
Human Resources ‘Brick & Kick,’ Open the Borders, or ... ? Scott Sedam takes a look at the choices and responsibilities in solving the trade shortage
Builders Housing Giants Faced Strong Headwinds This Year In a home building landscape filled with obstacles and challenges, the Housing Giants strive to discover new avenues leading to increased growth
features Drought-Prone Cities Find New Ways To Meet The Demand For Water For many cities like San Diego, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s line from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, “Water, water, every where, nor any...
features More People Are Remodeling Their Kitchens And Bathrooms Than Ever Before We may not all be able to call ourselves the President of the United States, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have our very own oval...
features Thinking About Starting A Small Business? Head To This City The charm of walking down a street lined with unique mom and pop shops shouldn’t be understated, but those mom and pop shops aren’t just...
Sales Lead Tracking A Traditional Idea Made New: Agrihoods In Kane County, Ill., a developer courting one of three neighboring family farms to sell land told one farmstead’s owner, “The next time you...
features Declining Luxury: Is The Luxury Housing Market Slumping? The cost of luxury in the United States may be waning a little bit, at least as far as home prices are concerned. While the majority of...
features The Nation’s Hottest Housing Markets Are Slowing Down In an interesting twist of fate, the hottest housing markets in the country (think San Francisco and San Jose) are beginning to cool a bit...