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Category Archives: Home Building
New Mortgage Lending Rules Take Effect Tomorrow
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) new mortgage lending rules will take effect Oct. 3. NAHBNow has reported on the impending changes over the past few months to help our readers prepare and avoid any unwanted closing delays. Beginning tomorrow, the … Continue reading
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U.S. New-Home Sales Up 5.7% in August
WASHINGTON—Sales of newly built homes reached the highest level since early 2008 in August, evidence that demand for housing is strengthening heading into the fall. Sales of new, single-family homes rose by 5.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of … Continue reading
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Call “Action” on Marketing Videos
You may have noticed there’s an awful lot of writing on the Internet. All joking aside, using videos instead of text on your website, blog or marketing emails can help set your business apart from the competition. The presentation service … Continue reading
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Why So Many Adult Kids Continue To Move Back Home
Housing market impacted by adult kids being happier at home — despite lower jobless rate and higher personal incomes. Just as baby boomers are honing their retirement strategies and considering downsizing because of their new empty nest, American homes are … Continue reading
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What if a car came with a 2,000 mile warranty?
By Sam Rashkin If it did, you would probably laugh … thus the term the laugh test. But they don’t. Car buyers today routinely get 60,000 mile, and in some cases 100,000 mile warranty coverage. If cars routinely last up to … Continue reading
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GOVERNOR SIGNS HB 201; PROTEST PETITION AUTHORITY REPEALED
NCHBA legislative team is delighted to report that Governor Pat McCrory announced late Thursday that he had signed House Bill 201 Zoning Changes/Citizen Input into law. Repeal of municipal protest petition authority has been one of NCHBA’s top legislative priorities … Continue reading
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Housing Starts in U.S. Surge to Second-Highest Level Since 2007
New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in June to the second-highest level since November 2007 as builders stepped up work on apartment projects. Housing starts rose 9.8 percent to a 1.17 million annualized rate from a revised 1.07 million in … Continue reading
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I’d like to buy the world a Coke
Even if you weren’t around, chances are still pretty good that you’re familiar with a 1970s ad campaign that showcased a chorus of people singing about how they’d like to buy the world a Coke. (If not, Google it.) That … Continue reading
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NAHB to EPA: See You in Court
NAHB and other farm and business organizations filed a lawsuit today seeking to overturn a federal rule that defines the “waters of the United States” and the jurisdictional scope of the Clean Water Act. The suit, which was brought against the … Continue reading
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More Americans are ready to go out and buy a home
More Americans are ready to go out and buy a home. That’s good news, on a lot of levels. The number of Americans that believe it is a good time to buy a home has gone up, according to Wells … Continue reading
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