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On June 18, the EPA changed the Renovation Repair and Painting rules's firm certification requirement. Enforcement won't begin until Oct. 1, 2010.
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Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL), Horsham, Pa., in an unusual mid-quarter disclosure of sales activity, on Wednesday said per-community deposits this month have been running 20% behind the same period last year and that traffic was off approximately 3%. In a statement, Toll CFO Joel H. Rassman said, "While...
Pros lobby for new loan and appraisal terms for home buyers to finance energy efficiency.
Will housing contend with energy requirements in 2010?
Choices: Build your way into a dead end, or build affordable, energy-stingy homes.
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Purchasers of new and existing homes would be eligible for up $15,000 in credits, or 5% of the house price.
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City will work with Dow Chemical to retrofit an entire city block of 39 homes.
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Municipalities would have greater say in determining their low-income housing needs.
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Last-minute buyers finally make their move as April 30 approaches.
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Companies promote tax credit, special offers locally and nationally to capture signed contracts by April 30.
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AIA report says GREEN Act could create or save as many as 140,000 design and construction jobs.
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Purchasers of new and existing homes would get a tax break of up to $15,000 over three years.
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News in early April that pending home sales rose 8.2% in February due largely to the federal home buyer tax credit provided the first real evidence that the renewed federal home buyer tax credit is working.
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But Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) declines to request delaying of scheduled April 22 enactment date.
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Governor approves $200 million for first-time buyers of new and existing homes.
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California's newest tax credit for first-time home buyers is expected to help boost sales just like the one last year did, according to builders and advocates.
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Georgia lawmakers this week rejected a residential sprinkler mandate.
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The end of April may signal the end of the $8,000 federal home buyer tax credit program, but it's also increasingly looking like the end of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan program, which has become a critical source of mortgage financing through the...