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Land

M.D.C. Holdings Ups Its Ante in Florida

M.D.C. announces it has bought land in South Florida.
Getting Traditional Houses Right Depends on Details

Designer/builder Tony Crasi shows how getting the details right will help you build traditional houses that tug at a buyer's heartstrings.
Land Strategies Now Include Development Again

Availability and prices of scarcer finished lots require builders to be smarter about acquisitions.

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Attached Development

Big Dig, Super Roots, Water Short, and Planes Plenty

Economic development news of jobs gained, home development thwarted, and manufacturing investments.
Jersey Developer Strikes Chord with Downsizing One-Percenters

Woodmont Properties has sold 61 of 68 homes at Saddle River Grand.
Making Townhouses Light and Bright

A builder shows how he challenged the traditional floor plan to create row houses that are light-filled and selling well.

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Developments

Heavy Promotion Does the Trick for New Jersey Community

The landowner of Jackson Twenty-One hopes to have a sales office open by April.
A New Jersey Landowner’s Dream Is No Longer Impossible

"Man of La Mancha" composer takes to the airwaves to promote his “green village,” which has been in the works for more than two decades.
Rebooted Development Blends Housing, Farming in D.C. Suburb

Willowsford will eventually include 1,950 homes, trails, and a working organic farm on 4,000 acres in Virginia’s Loudoun County.

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Infill Development

Builder Taps Into Asian Buyer Demand

MBK Homes appeals to Asian buyers with targeted marketing and design.
Materials Supplier Gives Strapped Cities a Reason to Reuse Vacant Lots

AmeriSus kicks in $2,500 for every house built with its kits.
Fast Trains, Slow Trains, and Sidetracks Planned

A high-speed train in California, a light rail in D.C., a super train yard in Arizona are planned.

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Traditional Neighborhood Development

Getting Traditional Houses Right Depends on Details

Designer/builder Tony Crasi shows how getting the details right will help you build traditional houses that tug at a buyer's heartstrings.
Curb Appeal Is More than Cute Houses

The secret to communities where people really want to live goes beyond a cute house. Designer Marianne Cusato explains the importance of...
Orlando's Laureate Park Lands Sales Laurels

A Lake Nona neighborhood gains sales traction fast.

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Mixed-Use Development

Design Contest Wants Young Architects to Rethink Wood As a Primary Material

Taller wood structures could be a byproduct of this design competition.
Builder Taps Into Asian Buyer Demand

MBK Homes appeals to Asian buyers with targeted marketing and design.
Fast Trains, Slow Trains, and Sidetracks Planned

A high-speed train in California, a light rail in D.C., a super train yard in Arizona are planned.

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Permitting

Time and Political Savvy Help Restart a Community

WCI Communities put in years of hard work and political savvy to jump-start a South Florida community tainted by bankruptcy and Chinese...
Multifamily Permits Boom in Secondary Markets

The latest data from Dallas-based Axiometrics shows that multifamily permits were on the rise in October in almost all major metros in the...
Single-Family Starts and Permits Move Up in August

The lackluster pace of improvement, however, points to problems in underlying factors, one economist says.

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Zoning

Live-Work Housing That’s More Livable—and Workable

Mike Pyatok shares ideas about the current demand for live-work housing, and the important role that developers, architects, builders, and...
CombiSet Indoor Grill by Miele

Searing, grilling, and warming can be done at once with the dual heat zone capability of the CombiSet barbecue grill—and they can be done...
This Kitchen's L-Shaped Footprint Allows For Public and Private Spaces

A new kitchen in an Edwardian-style house employs traditional elements in a contemporary layout.

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