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The optimism starts here
1 commentI attended the USGBC's Greenbuild Expo in Boston last month with 30,000 folks that were enthusiastic about the green-building movement.
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Bosch Power Tools acquires parts of Freud Group
Expanding its product lineup and strengthening its reach in North America, Bosch Group’s Power Tools division acquired parts of power-tool accessories specialist Freud Group.
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USDA borrowers find the beef
Although it is best known as the guardian of the nation’s food supply, the USDA insured $7 billion in home loans during the 2008 fiscal year. The advantages of the USDA program are not lost on homebuilders. . .
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The Madoff trickle-down effect
With as much as $50 billion lost to Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, there was bound to be fallout in the real estate market.
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Lennar reports seventh consecutive loss
Lennar Corporation’s fiscal fourth quarter ended with an $811 million loss, the builder’s seventh consecutive loss, as its fortunes continued to parallel general economic trends.
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The "affordable" home, redefined
Even if they haven’t hit bottom, housing prices in some parts of the country have dropped to the point where they are routinely described as “affordable.” What’s significant about that is the description isn’t an exaggeration.
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Hovnanian posts ninth consecutive quarterly loss
The quarter, which ended October 31, was Hovnanian Enterprises' ninth consecutive to show a loss. The company is the nation’s sixth-largest homebuilder.
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Housing in November: Another nonstarter
Housing starts go where builder confidence goes, and right now the two are trolling the depths.
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Obama picks Shaun Donovan to run HUD
The man currently serving as New York City’s housing commissioner, Shaun Donovan, will lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the new administration.
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About those job cuts and foeclosure trends. . .
Loan modification programs and laws designed to delay the foreclosure process have helped lower the foreclosure rate. The problem is, the number of loan defaults and foreclosure auctions is predicted to increase next year, right along with unemployment.
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Will partisan bickering give way to good recovery plans?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but economic recovery proposals often are as much about political ideology as they are about developing sensible programs and policies.
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NAHB ratchets up call for housing stimulus
Fix Housing First, NAHB's coalition of housing advocates, has been at the forefront in calling for the government to implement housing stimulus measures that can be applied broadly and, if the coalition is correct, yield positive results relatively quickly.
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Getting a grip on housing-program oversight
Program oversight is critical, but how does an agency oversee programs that have thousands of players and many more thousands of clients?
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NAHB announces staff and operating cutbacks
The recession has hit not only homebuilders but also their primary advocates, including the National Association of Home Builders, which on Tuesday announced job and budget cuts intended to save the association $11.5 million in 2009.
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ForeclosureS.com: Housing recovery begins in 2009
Forecasting market behavior is a demanding exercise, but it also is an instructive one because it can highlight trends, successes, and setbacks in useful ways.On Tuesday, for example, real estate...
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Truckbed Toolbox
5 commentsBack in 1989 I was working as a carpenter in the Ventura / Ojai area of Southern California, and my boss, Bob Thurman, and my co-worker, Brent Coffey, both had work trucks set up with pull-out tool...
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Circa:1680 Colonial Farm House on Long Island, NY
I purchased an historic circa:1680 farm house in Cold Spring Harbor, LI, NY (50 minutes from Manhatten) that no one else would take on. It sat vacant for a very long while. It took me...
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Energy Star Kids
You’re never too old to start thinking green or to get into the habit of recycling paper, metal, plastic, and glass, but it seems that one of the most efficient ways to instill such good habits is to start while you’re young.
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
