features Building green costs going down Research conducted by McGraw Hill Construction shows the cost to build green homes is higher than the cost of construction of other homes,...
Codes + Standards $1 billion master-planned development in California clears key hurdle Five hundred affordable housing units seal the deal for the 981-acre development.
features U.S. protects borrowers from maternity discrimination Several big lenders and insurers have been penalized by the Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for...
features Millennials comprise 40 percent of unemployed workers Analysis of U.S. census data by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that 40 percent of unemployed workers...
features Building solar-powered homes from scratch in four minutes In a time-lapse video, that is. A video preview of a film shows the work of the 800 students who took part in the Department of Energy’s...
features Interest rates may stay low for some time to come The L.A. Times reports that economists and investment pros believe neither short-term nor long-term interest rates will go significantly...
features Can college debt really be blamed for the lack of first-time homebuyers? Sky-high college debt among 25 – 34-year-olds has been the usual culprit for the declining numbers of young homebuyers. The New York Times...
features Case-Shiller's Chip Case calls housing market a “crapshoot” In an interview with CNN Money, real estate expert Karl “Chip” Case describes the current U.S. housing market as a “crapshoot,” and advises...
features What it costs to live the American dream The concept of the American dream, though loosely defined and varying from person to person, has long been central to the American outlook....
Codes + Standards Home builders may need to accommodate increased demand for smart home systems As demand increases, responsibility for installation remains unclear.