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After visiting Colorado on several vacations, Joan and Brian Moriarty knew they'd relocate from western Connecticut to build a timber frame home there. Timber frame construction fit in naturally with [...]

MOST BUILDERS AND developers run away from wetlands--but not Bob Brownell's Bielinski Homes. CEO Brownell pegs his future on conservation design techniques. "It's the future ... the way we'll all […]

This European stucco home is a well-designed one-story villa. Turrets top identical bayed rooms that are enclosed behind double doors just off the entry. The formal dining room and study […]

ANALYSIS OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC trends likely to impact housing in the next decade makes strong case for continued growth in the housing industry. In fact, the NAHB has predicted that […]

Picture yourself on a lazy summer afternoon, an iced tea or cold lemonade in hand, quietly idling away the hours on a big slider-swing on your grandparents' front porch. A [...]

Now in only its third full year of operations, Genesis Homes expects to manufacture 3,000 single- and multi-family units in 2002 while generating more than $150 million in revenue for [...]

IN THE REAL WORLD, GETTING workforce housing off the ground requires compromise at almost every turn. But in Maryland, California, Illinois, Georgia, and many other states, examples can be found […]

By Bob Sperber, Senior Editor Pre-planned versatility and strong business processes make DiYanni Homes' Muirfield house plan a winner To paraphrase management consultant Chuck Shinn, 'There's no such thing as [...]

By Bill Lurz, Senior Editor $5.25 million Arthur Rutenberg model--with a deceptive, Disney-like memory point--spurs transformation of the Florida franchise network. If you sell houses from a furnished model home, [...]

By Laura Butalla, Senior Editor Southern California's MBK Homes came up with a tuck-under townhouse that's attracting more than targeted buyers in the green-built community of Terramor. Creating a special [...]

Stuart McDonald, Corporate Vice President of Operations, Melbourne, Fla. Mohawk Carpet Stuart McDonald www.mohawkcarpet.com Carpet is still the flooring of choice for many American homeowners for whom warmth and comfort [...]

Fannie Mae said Monday that it financed $8.7 billion of multifamily rental housing in the first half. About 92% of the multifamily mortgages that Fannie bought were for properties that [...]

A fourth home builder has been picked for the initial phase of Lake Shore on Lake Wylie in Tega Cay. D.R. Horton Custom Homes Inc. is building in River Bend [...]

Construction: Builders Use New Technologies to Help Homes Save Energy Local homebuilders are taking advantage of incentives to make new homes energy efficient. Shea Homes is building what it calls [...]

* Regent International Hotels and Carlson Vacation Ownership are entering the upper-upscale vacation-ownership market with the Club Regent Park City (Utah). The first phase of the project, which includes the [...]

Strong economy among factors spurring growth in inner-city areas UPTOWN -- Market maturity is bringing changes to urban living in Dallas. As increasing numbers consider relocating to neighborhoods such as [...]

Clumsy new condo buildings are threatening a lively and welcoming Seattle neighborhood. Lawrence W. Cheek says enough is enough. Seattle has brewed a new word for gentrification, and it is [...]

Over the last 20 years, the American house has grown remarkably. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average American house in 1970 weighed in at 1,500 square [...]

Housing by St. Laurence in Tampa recently broke ground on River Manor Villas near Temple Terrace and the Hillsborough River. Housing by St. Laurence is offering three- and four-bedroom homes [...]

Tamarind Parks, an Avatar Properties lakefront development located near Poinciana Golf & Racquet Resort and priced from [...]

Pebble Pointe, a D.R. Horton Custom Homes development with 109 single-family homes from the low- to mid $lOOs located in Kissimmee off Boggy Creek [...]

South Village, Celebration's newest neighborhood with homes designed in traditional coastal style and built by Morrison Homes ranging in price from $398,000 to [...]

Bouchelle Island, a DiMucci Cos. project composed of 16 luxury condominiums overlooking Calalisa Creek in New Smyrna Beach and ranging in price from $140,000 to [...]

Solivita, an Avatar Properties 'active adult community' in Poinciana with 4,000-plus home [...]

Lake Markham Preserve, a Brooksville Development in the Heathrow area with 61 lots in a private, lakefront gated community ranging from $450,000 to $1 [...]

Allamanda Grace, an Avatar Properties development in Poinciana with 115 home sites designed with classic Americana architecture and priced from [...]

Cypress Lakes, a Ryland Homes subdivision with 167 home sites from [...]

Eden Woods, a Ryland Homes subdivision with 53 home sites from [...]

At first glance, Phil Fankhauser and Ed Bacome seem a study in contrasts. Fankhauser could be seen as the ultimate salesman -- he's quick to flash his beaming smile and [...]

Since its barely legal plans were quietly hustled through the Sagaponack town council in the winter of 1998, Manhattan investor Ira Rennert's $100 million mega-manse (above) has been the talk [...]

Every day, it seems, the Internet teaches us new tricks for doing old tasks. The Internet has transformed the simplest of chores: how we order food, rent movies, pay our [...]

Valley homebuilders continue offering new homes across the Valley, and at least one is breaking sales records. Agents at CrestView At Fountain Hills sold 14 acre-plus home sites during a [...]

Pasadena, California-based architect Michael O'Brien has purchased a Greene & Greene-designed bungalow in his hometown, saving it from the wrecking ball. O'Brien paid $1 for the house, and--as required--will move [...]

Rising Star Homes, opened in 1991, is debuting a new subdivision in Peoria. The community, called Summersett, will offer homes ranging from 1,500 to 2,461 square feet. Prices start in [...]

THE FUTURE IS AS EXHILARATING AS IT IS frightening. In a few short years, builders will offer bathrooms with Internet connections built into the mirrors, letting homeowners check the weather […]

Gradual technology changes that reduce construction costs are readily adopted into the mainstream home building industry. But technologies that differ radically from conventional practice--or those that increase a home's first [...]

Such universal design features as grab bars and levered door handles are common features at active adult communities. But at least one builder, Brookfield Homes of Del Mar, Calif., is […]

JELD-WEN is cashing in on the trend for building townhouses and apartments that require winder stair flights with the development of an improved demountable balustrade system. The system is designed [...]

R.W. Hertel & Sons has been building homes in the southern and central California regions for more than ten years. 2005 however, is expected to be one of their busiest. […]

MATT'S PICKS GLASS- PROTECTING FILM A lot of products have come out in recent years that are intended to protect expensive finish materials during construction, from floor coverings to countertop […]

Building codes, which lay out minimum requirements, do not preclude builders from adding high-end, super-durable windows, roofing, and siding to their houses. 'There is an endless list of options available [...]

High Country Builders. Inspired by the spirit and landscape of the American West, the pros at this building firm construct one-of-a-kind homes. Each home is suited to its unique landscape [...]

Scotland's house building boom is paying dividends for Metsec Building Products who has won contracts worth nearly 3.5 million [pounds sterling] with Cala Homes West to supply its light gauge [...]

SPIRAL STAIR KITS Since 1931, The Iron Shop® has enjoyed a reputation for quality and value in spiral stairs. As the leading manufacturer of spiral stair kits, The Iron Shop® [...]

The Pointe at Little Cottonwood, Sandy, Utah. WHY IT WORKED: The mighty Wasatch Mountains are a fitting backdrop for McMullin Homes' European-inspired cottages, which feature pitched roofs, wood shutters, and […]

Woodridge and River Bridge, Nashville, Tenn. WHY IT WORKED: Woodridge's golf course community and River Bridge's posh Belleview neighborhood provided the initial appeal for these attached townhomes, with price and […]

Sundance at Westridge, Valencia, Calif. WHY IT WORKED: Market demand in Los Angeles County is strong, especially for single-family detached homes priced around $500,000. Throw in a Tournament Players Club […]