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Castle Street Cottages in East Greenwich Wins National Association of Home Builders Design Committee’s ‘Best in American Living’ Award
East Greenwich, RI – The Castle Street Cottages on Rope Walk Hill, located at 15 Castle Street in East Greenwich,
Products & Services
Fortifiber
FortiFlex® Butyl is a flexible, self-adhering waterproof flashing designed for flexible sill pans and curved window installations. The hybrid butyl
Industry News
KB Homes Names Amit Desai as Chief Marketing Officer
LOS ANGELES, November 7, 2019 – KB Home (NYSE: KBH) announces Amit Desai as its senior vice president and chief
Industry Observations
Keep Calm and Build On
California’s Title 24 will help usher in a new era of sustainable homebuilding that is overdue By ZACK JOHNSTON To
Market Research
Two Forces Re-shaped Housing Affordability in 2019, According to First American Real House Price Index
You buy what you can afford to pay per month, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American
Land
High-Density, Infill Building Model
This urban infill building model achieves both affordability and sustainability By KEVIN NEWMAN From both economic and environmental standpoints, sustainability
Architecture & Design
KTGY’s Designs and Innovation Honored at 2019 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
GALA Awards recognize KTGY’s wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and
Economy
Two Forces Re-shaped Housing Affordability in 2019, According to First American Real House Price Index
You buy what you can afford to pay per month, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American
Sales & Marketing
Developing for a New Generation
Alternative financing structures in mixed-use developments is an innovative way for builders to provide affordable residences By David Arditi South
Finance
CoreLogic Reports the Negative Equity Share Fell to 4.1% in the First Quarter of 2019
17,000 residential properties regained equity in the first quarter of 2019 The average homeowner gained $6,400 in home equity during
Construction
Raising Homes and Raising Contractor Profits
Make homes more resilient to flooding and increase home value with home lifting By RANDY YOUNG People will always want
Sustainable Solutions
Building Up to the 2020 Solar Mandate
Ali Wolf, Director of Economic Research for Meyers Research LLC, shares her insight after researching the solar mandate Ali
