Arkansas

Housing downturn hasn’t stopped municipalities from trying to extract more dollars from development. More

Building products suppliers scramble to recoup lost revenue with price increases. More

Modern architecture doesn't always go over well on a street of traditional houses. More

This retirement house in rural Arkansas is unlike anything you'll see in Florida or Arizona, but for the homeowners it makes perfect sense. “They had a strong appreciation for what we do,” says principal in charge Dan Rockhill, “and felt they could live w More

National Home Centers calls on state and federal lawmakers to impose controls over how construction loans are drawn upon. More

For the first time, more than 1 million owner-occupied homes are worth more than $1 million, according to the results of the 2004 American Community Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. But there are plenty of nonmillionaires, too: The median value of all homes included in the survey was $151,366. California ranked No. 1, with a median home value of $391,102, while Arkansas came in last, at $79,006. More

Sometimes geography provides the best niche of all. For years, Lance Johnson had wanted to build single-family homes, and when he moved to Northwest Arkansas, he decided to do just that. It proved the perfect choice. “I had no concept of how much we were in the right place at the right time, because of what Wal-Mart has done in the past 10 years,” says Johnson, president of Lance Johnson Building Co. in Rogers, Ark. More