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10 Must-Dos at IBS 2012

Standard Pacific Homes Reports Earnings

Energy Use Projections for U.S. Buildings Down Sharply

Improving Markets Index Up in February

Flooded with Foreclosures, Atlanta to Gain From Gov't's Rental Program

Obama Pressures Congress on Housing

Hiring Surges in January

Schumacher Predicts 10 Custom Home Design Trends for 2012

In-law suites and bonus rooms are on an upswing, the builder says.

BUILDER's 10 Most Popular Articles of 2011

This year’s top-performing articles covered smart products and styles that promise to deliver high fashion with forward-looking features...

10 Products You Should Be Using in 2012

These items will boost the style and energy efficiency of your homes.

Gigantic Concrete Mansion Aspires to be the Ultimate in Energy Saving and Disaster-Resistant Construction

The chateau-like home in Missouri is testing a new, more durable wall system.

Straw House, Rock-Solid Efficiency

Straw bale walls provide good insulation. But that’s just one reason why this Santa Cruz house is so energy-smart.

Reconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright, Block by Block

The world’s largest single-site gathering of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings isn’t located in a place you’d normally associate with Wright, or...

Improving Markets Index Up in February

The list of newly admitted metros includes many areas that have been among the hardest hit.

Flooded with Foreclosures, Atlanta to Gain From Gov't's Rental Program

Feb. 05--Throughout metro Atlanta, thousands of vacant homes now owned by the federal government sit languishing -- dragging down home...

Hiring Surges in January

WASHINGTON - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January - across the economy, up and down the pay scale and...

Made in America: Builders Create Their Own Stimulus Plan

The American Dream is to have both a home and a job. Builders across the country would like to help create both.

Obama Pressures Congress on Housing

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is rallying support for his plan to expand government assistance to homeowners, pressuring Congress to...

Obama Seeks to Broaden Reach of Housing Assistance

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion...

After Obama Speech, Three Arguments for Housing

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union speech that he wanted to help struggling homeowners refinance their...

Builder's 2012 Concept Homes

Learn Your XYB's: Builder's 2012 Concept Homes are a lesson in knowing what your buyers want and how to deliver it.

Builder's 2012 Concept Homes: Gen B

For empty-nesters, it’s about scaling down and having fun, with room for kids, grandkids, and friends to visit on holidays and weekends.

Builder's 2012 Concept Homes - Gen X

For a hard-working professional couple with active kids and a live-in relative, here's the ticket: a home that multitasks as hard as its...

10 Top-Selling House Plans Under 2,000 Square Feet

FourPlans: No Wasted Space

Designing a Smarter Street

Florida Might Be Snapping Out of Its Housing Stupor

Made in America: Builders Create Their Own Stimulus Plan