Home Building News

The Home Builders Association estimates demand for new residences through its members will increase from Bt11 billion this year to Bt12 billion the next year.

The new Habitat for Humanity club at Old Dominion University is already at work building a home.

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned tomorrow at the site in the Chicago suburb of Hillside that soon will be home to veteran Sergio Lopez.

The slow pace of construction permitting in Lee County continued in October as the home-building industry waited for a chance to compete pricewise with the inventory of existing homes.

For now, it's just a ray of optimism for home builders. But it's a bright ray. Battered by sour economic news month after recent month, a headline Monday could be a harbinger of better days on the horizon.

Washington -- Construction spending in September posted a better-than-expected performance, powered by the largest jump in housing construction in more than six years.

Marlone Walters, center, of Prairie View A&M University, at a Pulte Homes job site in the Washington, D.C. area Marlone Walters, a senior at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, and one of two students attending an eight-week internship at NAHB in Washington, D.C., said he learned enough about residential construction during the ...

Students at New Smyrna Beach High School have been hammering away on a rooftop to earn their grade while giving a low-income family a step up in life.

The Mississippi State Board of Contractors plans to launch a searchable computer database early next year so consumers can check the track records of home builders.

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New home construction in the state declined in September, the Alabama Center for Real Estate said.

The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in a year, beating market expectations, as consumer spending and new home-building rebounded, signaling the end of the worst recession in 70 years.

ONE OF THE hardest hit sectors of the economy during the current recession has been home construction.

Candy and Brian Hurley had built a house before, so they knew exactly what they wanted in their new house.

Monday night, 2NEWS reported on several families and contractors who say a local builder ripped them off; they're out thousands of dollars.

As the fall in home prices takes its toll on builders, new home construction is sluggish and supply for those who want suburban McMansions is dwindling.

Jury selection began in circuit court Wednesday for the trial of a civil suit filed in 2006 over the faulty construction of a home.

Late Thursday evening, Randy Fletcher made his way from Peru down U.S. 31 headed toward the Bunker Hill build site for ABC-TV reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Fletcher knew he was in the right location long before reaching his destination.

Owning your own home truly is a dream come true. However, being a homeowner is more than just hanging out on weekends or spending cool winter nights in front of the fireplace.