LifeTime Lumber is made with polymers and fly ash from electric power plants.
FibaFuse makes paper drywall tape obsolete.
Play bath sinks come in a full array of colors, wood tones, and configurations.
Stainless steel square rose complements the maker's 16 door levers.
Hydrofilament drainable housewrap naturally creates air gap behind siding.
HP-50 uses the heat from the air to warm water.
SuperPaint offers fast drying time and improved durability for home buyers.
Transition cabinet line blends warmth of wood with contemporary design.
Lightweight siding nailer offers automatic depth adjustment for fiber cement.
DRS-B clips to demo hammer to reduce user's exposure to dust.
New skylight line guaranteed not to leak and offers 10-year warranty.
New line of generators are smaller and more affordable than traditional systems.
QuickFire torch is shaped like a cordless drill for easy control.
12-volt well lights offer adjustable tilting lamps.
KleerSnap cellular PVC post wraps offer columns the look of finished wood.
Teak deck tile offers retrofit opportunity for old patios.
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Total value of residential construction, including multifamily, fell to $252.2 billion in 2009, a 28% annual drop.
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Builder's Editor in Chief recaps the week's top stories from Las Vegas.
Between 50,000 and 55,000 people attended this year’s show in Las Vegas.
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NAHB’s David Crowe: ‘The builders who are here are the survivors.’
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Builder's Editor in Chief offers a sneak peek of this week's upcoming news coverage
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Homes for first-time and move-up buyers may be the first to rebound, according to the latest AIA trends survey.
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Median sales price stands at $217,400, which is $45,000 higher than pricing of existing homes last month.
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Rock Point buys the 4,000 acres of unimproved land, which carries the right to build 2,100 homes.
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Government index notes 0.6% monthly gain in housing values.
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New poll finds preferences remain highly regional.
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On an annual basis, sales are up 44.1% compared to last year.
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Families making under $98,600 are eligible for property tax relief next year.
Huf Haus opens a sales office in Cleveland and is pursuing affluent clients who seek something out of the ordinary.
KB Home and Shea Homes let prospects access new-home information on their cellphones.
A founding father of the Congress for New Urbanism talks about zoning reform, climate change, and the fate of greenfield development.
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National Housing Conference finds that the number of owners paying half or more of their incomes for shelter actually rose slightly as the housing market unraveled.
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Survey shows consumers worry about the hidden costs, risky processes, and falling values when buying a foreclosed home.
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Starts also rise 8.9% to seasonally adjusted pace of 574,000.
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Leading Builders of America will focus on housing’s recovery, energy efficiency legislation, and other issues.
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Agency decision could remove certain LG refrigerators from DOE's energy-efficiency program.
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State of Wisconsin distributes funds to Kohler and eight other businesses to improve efficiency of its manufacturing sector.
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Special interests work to win over an electorate who may be skeptical of new development, given the housing bust.
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RealtyTrac executive suggests loan modifications, housing tax credit, and foreclosure prevention programs could be responsible.
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The editors of BUILDER pick the 10 events that had the biggest impact on home building in 2009.
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Energy efficiency is likely to be a big focus for “This New House.”
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See which products captured the interest of BUILDER readers in 2009.
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Crosswinds Communities’ Bernie Glieberman is helping several Michigan cities remarket distressed homes.
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Builders had to deal with new appraisal rules, limited lending, Chinese drywall, and more.
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Latest FDIC banking data shows that 15% of construction and development loans were nonperforming in third quarter of 2009.
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San Diego’s Presidio Residential Capital wants to make $250 million in loans over the next two years.
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The Jones Company alleges union members physically and verbally attacked employees attending a corporate meeting.
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Total U.S. construction spending flat in October, but single-family sector inched up 1.9%.
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Which panel is right for your homes?
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Latest data from two leading barometers of existing home prices seem to indicate price deterioration is reversing itself.
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Organizations say demand is up and supply down for products that can be reused and recycled.
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Inventories shrink as buyers hurried to take advantage of tax credit.
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Senate is scheduled to vote on Senator Harry Reid’s proposal late Saturday; NAHB opposes the House version of health care reform.
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Denver ranked as 13th Healthiest Housing Market
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Vertical construction for the first phase should begin in the spring, and the builder has completed its environmental impact survey for phase two.
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Single-family permits remain flat at seasonally adjusted pace of 451,000.
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Froehlich Signature Homes diversifies into apartment construction, office condominiums, and foreclosure rehabs.
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HMI remains at a reading of 17.
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Eight housing professionals with different areas of expertise band together to serve builders increasingly reliant on outsourcing in the downturn.
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Certain annual studies have become critical to some builders' marketing efforts.
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Factory-built housing giant, which also operates in Canada and the United Kingdom, plans to sell its U.S. operations.
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AIA study finds the number of big cities with green building programs has grown by 50% in just two years.
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Forest Hill, Md.-based builder is undone by the recession and too much debt.
Arizona's Artisan Homes founder Eric Brown is taking over a restaurant in St. Maarten.