Year: 2023

Century Communities Announces New Community in California’s Central Valley In total, the new community will bring 104 new homesites to the Central Valley. This neighborhood comes at a time when the area is experiencing a home shortage… Read More Cision https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/century-communities-announces-new-community-in-californias-central-valley-301982406.html

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Are Formal Entertaining Spaces Making a Comeback? Homebuyers are looking for flexible spaces and features, which make guests feel welcome and foster the opportunity for more conversation, connecting and less screen time… Read More U.S. News & World Report https://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/articles/are-formal-entertaining-spaces-making-a-comeback

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Resilient Home Designs Protect Against Hurricanes While Lowering Emissions A North Carolina home survived the 160 mph winds with just a few shingles torn off the roof. Every house around it was demolished by the onslaught. Read More Clean Technica https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/resilient-home-designs-protect-against-hurricanes-while-lowering-emissions/

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Designing With Durability in Mind A busy home requires extra effort to remain neat and well polished. Whether it’s kids, pets, or general clumsiness, furniture and fabrics can take a… Read More Mansion Global https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/designing-with-durability-in-mind-fb0e263c

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Porches on New Homes as Popular as Ever Porches have been a popular home feature, consistently ranking in the top 10 in the NAHB surveys of recent and prospective home buyers published in What Home Buyers Really Want. Read More Eye On Housing https://eyeonhousing.org/2023/11/porches-on-new-homes-as-popular-as-ever/

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Why D.R. Horton and Other Home Builder Stocks Are Defying Gravity Home builder stocks have been on a tear this year as the grim market for existing homes pushed buyers to new construction. D.R. Horton’s solid earnings and 2024 outlook… Read More Barrons https://www.barrons.com/articles/dr-horton-home-builder-stocks-53ad6e5c

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Update: Lumber Prices Down Slightly YoY LBR is currently at $530.50 per 1000 board feet, down 1% from $535.00 a year ago. Read More Calculated Risk https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2023/11/update-lumber-prices-down-slightly-yoy.html

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Newly Constructed Energy-Efficient Home KB announced the grand opening of Matthews Ridge, its latest new-home community in Lillington. These new homes are designed for the way people live today, with popular design. Read More Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231102788730/en/KB-Home-Announces-the-Grand-Opening-of-Its-Newest-Community-in-Popular-Lillington-North-Carolina

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Toward Sustainable Construction: Preparing Liquefied Stabilized Soil From Construction Sludge Liquefied stabilized soil (LSS) is made with construction waste and used for filling and backfilling long, confined spaces where traditional compaction is difficult… Read More Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231101134758.htm

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9 Energy-Efficient Homes That Keep Heating Costs Down If you’re fed up with high heating bills and don’t want to be left in the cold, the answer is either to boost your existing home’s energy efficiency or move to one with a better energy performance certificate (EPC) rating… Read More Source (CBS, Forbes, etc…) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/property-9-energy-efficient-homes-keep-heating-costs-down-060020101.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM2ub7rfyJRaXFqIT7M3pW1DFsKoWTEdnvTPOBAWhVOLke96V9xAslLAGNQfoTJOj62Sk2bvJi7bCbWLzLI1nabQrK3QEAzO3wsndHB5ZDqix6zjSgLbo-_dY14-FzPGfRhNhR9RcoUsK8ZZ1_p0eX10VRuwXNCcD_b4m27VGfTN

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