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Meritage Homes has a sweet summer, with orders up 33%
The company said it's July and August business was well ahead of 2011's traffic.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Mortgage rates held steady as everyone waits for the Fed
Freddie Mac's weekly survey Thursday showed the 30-year fixed rate right where it was a week earlier.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
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Newest data gives the edge to buying over renting in 100 largest U.S. metro areas
Data company Trulia considered recent rent jumps and said the numbers favor homeownership.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green roofs, unemployment and Dallas homes
Did you know a lab found a way to make roofs more efficient? Find out what else you missed in this week's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Most materials prices up in August from 2011, federal numbers show
What contractors would charge for buildings was up in August, but so were many materials prices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Investors will be looking for foreclosure repairs as they buy in bulk
Deep-pocket investors are muscling into foreclosure auctions, snapping up dozens of houses at a time.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
More homes are popping above water as U.S. prices slowly rise
Data from CoreLogic showed that the mortgage situation got better during the second quarter of the year.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Federal job-watchers expect construction to add 1.8 million jobs by 2020
In a little-noticed report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the industry will see job growth through this decade.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Builders need new thinking to catch the wave of a new housing market
Housing seems to be coming back, but it's not what it was before, and builders cannot simply staff back up.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Nonresidential indicator, Dodge Momentum Index, pulls back some in August
Latest figures from the McGraw-Hill compilation show last month was down a bit from July, but well ahead of 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
To loosen lending, FHFA tries to ease 'hot potato' bad-mortgage problem for banks
The agency is making changes it hopes will lessen banks' fears of getting back bum loans from Fannie, Freddie.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Crescent Resources set to start multi-hundred-unit Florida apartment project
The North Carolina developer is undertaking the $68 million Circle Bayshore development in Tampa.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
NAHB finds improvement in many more metro areas
The monthly measurement, the Improving Markets Index, went from 80 to 99 this month.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
How long can houses and cars be the lone rangers of the U.S. recovery?
Housing, on track to well exceed January forecasts for the year, shares with autos the economic limelight.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Cities lose out when big projects run out of gas
In several cities, the reality of multiple-use projects look little like the grand dreams that spawned them.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Lower construction unemployment laid to fewer seekers, not many more jobs
The unemployment rate for the construction industry is down in the latest report, but not because hiring has surged.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green building, home prices and OSHA
Did you miss out on the week's construction news? Catch up with Construction Dive's most popular reads of the last seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Housing issue offers political opportunities, pitfalls for Romney, Obama
Republicans may test the waters with criticism of Obama while Dems may want to avoid the "f" word (foreclosure).
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Realtors report houses are moving faster from "for sale" to "sold"
The National Association of Realtors says a measure of sale time began to drop in the spring.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Office is mending slowly, but industrial is looking good, agents say
Realtors blame a lack of job creation and tight credit for keeping office-space recovery at a crawl.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2012 -
July home price jump from 2011 is best in six years
Data from CoreLogic shows that home prices nationally were 3.8% higher than 12 months before.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Home buyers tell survey they are encountering competition for their offers
As the housing market claws its way back, more buyers are finding they have to contend with competing offers.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
July construction: Down from June, up from 2011 and dependent on private sector
The nation's total spending on construction in July was 0.9% lower than June's, but 9.3% higher than it was a year before.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
A housing recovery likely means an immigration debate
Lean building advocate Scott Sedam says the prevalence of foreign workers in several trades is going to force some decision-making.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 3, 2012 -
Miami real estate pros claim housing market faces a shortgage
You might have to reach into your memory to understand, but agents say the area cannot meet demand.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 3, 2012
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