Managing Your Business

Fewer Seek Unemployment Aid as Job Market Improves

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market.

Former JetBlue Financial Chief Joins Taylor Morrison

Ed Barnes, who will be serving as the builder's chief financial officer, will be focusing on expansion as the real estate market improves...

A Chicago reminder: affordability is not price, but paying power

Reeling Mortgage Insurer PMI Hires Restructuring Advisors

Three of its loans are in danger of defaulting after Arizona regulators seized the company’s main subsidiary last week.

Surge detector: seven states with a heavy seas mentality

Mortgage insurers stocks rocked as reports question reserves

Bunnies in Attics Help Sell Homes

Chocolate bunnies in Imagine Homes' attics demonstrate the value of foam insulation.

Charter Homes Boosts Business with a Reenergized Sales Force

Instead of relying on further discounts, the builder went back to basics with its sales team.

The Home Builder Facebook Index: A List of 250+ Pages

How are home builders using Facebook in markets nationwide? Take a look.

Grand Homes in Position for Recovery

This Dallas builder heeded the warnings and rehauled its business and has been able to survive during the recession.

As Second Recession Looms, Three Builders Look for More Savings From Construction

Better coordination with trade partners is one answer.

Four Builders Are Staying Ahead of Housing Recession

They're selling homes and making money in markets that have yet to recover.

As Second Recession Looms, Three Builders Look for More Savings From Construction

Better coordination with trade partners is one answer.

Shopping: What Can You Get for $100?

With a little ingenuity, shopping on a shoestring can look like a million bucks.

Specter of $100-a-barrel oil clouds purchasing power of buyers

New-Home Sales Set Record Low in 2011

The year closed on a low note with sales reporting a 2.2% decline in December.

Pending Home Sales Stumbled in December

After a strong showing in previous months, contract signings were down 3.5%.

Expos Help Northern Buyers Find a Southern Escape

Retirees and snowbirds have been flocking to these events for more than two decades.

Marketplace Homes Expands in Weak Markets

Its formula of offering lease payments for unsold existing homes translated into 543 sales last year for its preferred builder network.

IBS 2012, a Great Value!

The International Builders' Show is coming up Feb. 8-11 in Orlando, Fla.

Tomorrow’s Professionals Strut Their Stuff at SkillsUSA Championships

Nearly 5,800 contestants compete, but leading home builders are conspicuous by their absence.

NAHB Steps Up Effort to Train the Next Generation of Builders

The National Housing Endowment provides grants that include internships for college students with major builders.

Fewer Seek Unemployment Aid as Job Market Improves

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market.

Job gains go to men as women exit the labor force

Real Estate Vet Takes on Chicago's Tough South Side

RS&P Property Group has been working on complete rehabs of 25 foreclosed houses.