Codes + Standards Chinese investors buy $22 billion in southern California real estate over past year All of the activity has helped the regional housing market, but moves by China and the U.S. could slow future investment.
Codes + Standards OSHA seeking input on electrical standards Agency wants to ensure proper safeguards for installation, maintenance of wiring are in place.
features Millennials still wrestling with homebuying During the Realtor University Richard J. Rosenthal center for Real Estate Studies forum, realtors discussed the effects of changing...
features Special housing in L.A. offers veterans a fresh start The Beswick Senior Apartments, designed specifically for veterans, opened Monday in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CBS...
features D.R. Horton’s revenue beats expectations HousingWire reports that Texas homebuilder D.R. Hoton reported a growth of 33 percent in its revenue. Furthermore, homes closed in the...
features New tile collections offer unique designs for anywhere in the home With the advancement of digital photography and printing, tiles can now act as canvases for creativity around the home. The Washington Post...
features Northeast housing market confidence lags behind the rest of the country Zillow reports that though the housing market confidence improved slightly in the Northeast in the latter part of the year, it remains low...
features Homes built in the last decade use only 3.2 percent of U.S. energy consumption The NAHB reports that single-family and multifamily homes built from 2004 onward accounted for just 3.2 percent of the energy consumed in...
features Higher mortgage costs in 2015 won't stop home sales, NAR says Relaxed lending standards provide some with hope
features Home buyers value privacy as much as family, survey says In the 2014 PulteGroup Home Index Survey (PGHI), 29 percent of respondents named the kitchen as the most important feature — but the master bedroom (not the bathroom) ended up in second place.