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Edison, N.J.-based home builder Hovnanian reported it will work with Public Service Electric and Gas Co. to assure that construction techniques, building materials and appliances meet the criteria of New Jersey's Energy Star Homes program.
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Lennar Corporation on Friday announced it acquired the Fortress Group's homebuilding operations in North and South Carolina.
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Congress last week passed brownfields legislation that the National Association of Realtors said will foster clean-up and redevelopment of old industrial property sites.
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Active adults like open plans with co-joined living spaces so they can have the whole clan over for weekends and Thanksgiving dinner. "Today's active adult buyers want to customize their homes to their particular needs," says Perry DeSiato, director of sales and marketing for DeLuca Homes, in Newtow...
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it plans to acquire the California home building operations of The Forecast Group. The combination is expected to rank Hovnanian Enterprises as the eighth largest home builder in the United States.
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The plan includes the following key elements: David T. Brown is named chief executive officer, president and board member. All board appointments are effective January 1, 2002, and all management changes, including Mr. Thaman's election as chairman of the board, are effective April 18, 2002.
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(Inman News Features) -- The Texas Department of Insurance has restructured the state's residential homeowner's policies to help resolve the controversial issue of claims involving so-called "toxic mold." Insurers may offer the new coverage as early as Jan. 1, 2002, and must offer it no later than J...
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Indicating that low interest rates and solid house-price appreciation are motivating new-home buyers across much of the country, the NAHB's Housing Market Index (HMI) rose eight points to 57 in December.
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Housing and mortgage markets should remain strong despite the economic recession in the United States that was heightened by the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, according to Fannie Mae Chief Economist David Berson.
Award-winning, home-show display feeds 150 families.The Black Hills HBA of Rapid City, S.D., built its third annual neighborhood of "homes" out of purchased and donated food at its October Home Improvement Expo in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.Turkeys will be purchased closer to the ...
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Concerns unwarranted about the budget surplus or social security.Back in August, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected a federal budget surplus of $176 billion for fiscal year 2002. This projection consisted almost entirely of a surplus generated by the Social Security trust fund rather th...
When developer Nick Stearns bought his circa 1910 home in a historic Portland, Ore., neighborhood it came with a lucrative bonus right in the backyard. The site is just blocks from the shops and restaurants of the area's now trendy 23rd Avenue, and Stearns seized the opportunity to develop a residen...
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Appease the NIMBYs with appropriate designs, and they might not even know you're there."Sites can be tough to find and approvals difficult, but there is a strong demand and little competition," says Michael Lander of the Lander Group, a builder/developer carving out his niche in the Minneapolis mark...
From day-to-day operations to antiquated practices, growth guide effects change.The most important planning document in almost a century will soon make its way to the nation's 50 state legislatures and, for better or for worse, may have a significant effect on growth and development for decades to c...
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The unavailability and high cost of insurance is becoming a crisis for the California home-building industry, according to the California Building Industry Association.
While cable modem and cable TV signals top off at 860 megahertz, Narad will use frequencies from 860 megahertz up to 2.5 gigahertz.
Arizona's Old West heritage, ancient ruins, and unique Sonoran climate inspire the new Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club.And so it is at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, a community that has staked its claim along what many consider the border between urban and rural Arizona. A...
The Summit Grotto condominiums look like they have nothing in common with each other, and that's exactly what builder/developer Michael Lander intended. The back-to-back condos turn the corner of Grotto Street and Summit Avenue, which was developed in the 1880s and is home to the Governor's mansion ...
"The house has a lot of history, so instead of tearing it down we sold it to someone who will restore it," says Chip Devine, vice president of operations and construction. The wonderfully situated, 12-acre parcel is a rare find in this area, and Brookfield realized that it deserved careful attention...
One goal of what's being called the "connected home" is control of home systems via the Internet. This summer, a New York electric utility proved that goal's practicality not only to homeowners, but to the community. Most people in the Northeast will remember a two- or three-day heat wave, when temp...
This is the third installment of our GENERATION-X files in which we further scrutinize research findings. And, although BUILDER's data predates the tragic events of Sept. 11, experts agree our conclusions remain valid. Home is a priority to architect Rick New's staff, half of whom are Generation X. ...
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Is the Internet eroding newspaper use? Results of a national survey by Newtonville, Mass.-based Content Intelligence, say yes. John McIntyre, Content Intelligence managing editor, says results show a stronger preference for the Internet among the affluent and experienced.
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You can greatly reduce your defect vulnerability, by having a paper trail of these 10 written, third-party inspections. Forensic review: An architectural expert evaluates all of your structural plans for code violations, improper details, and design conflicts. Foundation/slab appraisal: An independe...
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Narrowband home control may lack the sex appeal of broadband Internet technology, but it has a potentially huge market. According to Michael Dodge, the company's vice president of marketing, Z-Wave will give homeowners wireless control of power outlets, alarms, and HVAC devices.
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California company adds wireless connectivity to its back office. That's what Chris Gatley, senior vice president of Home Finishes (www.homefinishes.com) in Livermore, Calif., concluded after surveying building industry ASPs and finding them wanting. Instead, he decided that the company would wirele...
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"Dirt is complicated," says Dave Rossi, the Campbell, Calif., construction manager who started dirtmarket.com.In building the site, Rossi knew that the closer the dirt to the hole, the better.
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Selling second-home communities is never about price, or floor plans, or builder. "We had to have a Web site that was informative and balanced but not overly sales-oriented in tone.
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Vegas' first luxury high-rise off the Strip was a gamble, but it paid off for Turnberry Place. The original premise for Las Vegas' Turnberry Place--an upscale trio of residential towers a half-block off the glitzy Vegas Strip--was considered far too risky by many experts. Aventura, Fla.-based Turnbe...
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Study finds Internet home buyers happiest. A recent case study by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) finds that home buyers who let their fingers do the walking through the Internet were happier about their home purchase than buyers who did not use the Internet. The survey interviewed 300 ...
A recent Johns Hopkins University study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology turns the heat up on household mice. They describe the little critters as tiny terrors that can cause fires by chewing through electrical wires or trigger asthma attacks with the dander and urine they...