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Category Archives: Warranty Service
bright and happy expectations
Americans currently have bright and happy expectations about housing, according to Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey. Their chief economist commented, “Despite fiscal headwinds and political uncertainty, consumer sentiment toward housing is robust and continues to gather strength.” Specifically, 48% … Continue reading
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JOLTS: Rising Job Openings in Construction
Recent government employment data suggest a pickup in construction sector job openings over the last half year. While consistent with the uptick in construction sector activity, particularly in home building, the data reflect only modest increases in employment thus far. … Continue reading
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Why Homeownership Still Matters
While the Great Recession raised questions about the concept of homeownership, challenging its role as a fundamental piece of the nation’s social fabric, it continues to be synonymous with the American Dream and a gateway to the middle class, according … Continue reading
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The LED price tag tipping point is here
For years, the promise of affordable LED light bulbs has inched closer. But it’s remained out of reach–until now. General-purpose LEDs from Cree and Philips are hitting the market at under $10, a price tag that could give the energy … Continue reading
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What’s in Your Product?
Vision 2020 Materials + Products chair Tom Lent is currently spearheading the Healthy Building Network’s Pharos Project, working to create an online catalog tool to help developers identify and evaluate hazardous content in building products and materials. He recently participated in the … Continue reading
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Building a 100% Made in America House
There were two things Anders and Jake Lewendal couldn’t put in their all-American-made house because they couldn’t find any that were manufactured in the USA. “A microwave and a doorbell,” recalled Jake Lewendal. “But our clients couldn’t have a … Continue reading
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WHAT’S NEW? WHAT’S NEXT? WHAT NOW?
The market is in an upswing. The recovery is real. At the 2013 Housing Leadership Summit, we’ll show you how to capture new opportunities, and transform your operation into a team that thinks and plans expansively, but executes precisely and … Continue reading
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Soft Prices, Except for Building Materials
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Producer Price Indexes (PPI) for January. Energy prices continued their recent decline, the index for finished goods was pushed up modestly by an increase in the price of food goods, while core … Continue reading
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New Home Construction Permits Increase While Housing is Declining Nationwide
Due to a double-digit dip on the typically volatile multifamily side, nationwide housing starts declined 8.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 890,000 units in January, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. … Continue reading
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Forbes’ best cities for good jobs
We didn’t want to rank cities on raw job growth alone, since that would overweight areas that are rebounding from severe economic slumps. We also didn’t want to select cities that are adding lots of low-wage jobs. The McAllen-Edinburgh region of … Continue reading
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