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Bayport, Minn.-based Andersen Corp. has announced that it will purchase North Brunswick, N.J.-based Silver Line Building Products, a manufacturer of vinyl windows and patio doors. The purchase is contingent on […]

Centerpoint Translucent Systems, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based manufacturer of residential roofing products, has announced a product supply and marketing agreement with specialty chemicals producer Cabot to use Nanogel translucent aerogel in […]

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston has awarded $10.3 million in grants, loans, and rate subsidies to help fund affordable housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income individuals in a […]

The 47 percent homeownership rate among Hispanics considerably lags the national average of 68 percent, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute says that is due to obstacles that keep Hispanics […]

According to a recent report from the Washington-based Center for Women's Business Research, the number of construction companies owned by females increased 35.5 percent between 1997 and 2002. And, of […]

THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS' Show is a mecca for the building industry, but it's also a gold mine for a products editor. Instead of walking the show floor by myself, this […]

Atlantic Marine Corps Communities--a public/private venture formed by the Department of the Navy and Actus Lend Lease to redevelop the Stewart Terrace Military Family Housing Area in Orange County, N.Y.--has […]

According to a recent California Building Industry Association report, the state's homeownership rate ranks 49th out of the 50 states. Only 58 percent of Californians own their home, compared with […]

Benton Harbor Mich.--based appliance giant Whirlpool Corp., which manufactures the Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands, has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Maytag Corp., the Iowa-based company whose brands include Maytag, […]

Fortune Brands, a consumer brands company based in Deerfield, Ill., has agreed to acquire building products company SBR through a tax-free merger that will put Simonton Windows, SimEx, Fypon, Hy-Lite […]

Taking a show-and-tell approach to curbing sprawl, Washington-based Sierra Club has published a 32-page report that gives examples of 12 projects where good town planning created livablecommunities. The projects range […]

A new international study, "Green Value," reveals a direct link between the market value of real estate and its environmental friendliness. The study, led by the Royal Institution of Chartered […]

Analysts predict rebuilding the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina will push cement consumption even higher then current record levels, the Skokie, III.-based Portland Cement Association says. Experts estimate that […]

Melbourne, Fla.-based Mercedes Homes has unveiled two new hurricane-resistant home prototypes that include features the builder believes will help the industry and home buyers. Located in Rockledge, Fla., the homes […]

Kansas City, Mo.-based Ecotone Publishing has launched what it says is the first-of-its-kind directory designed to serve as a resource book for locating firms, organizations, and institutions that are participating […]

The real estate boom has reached the second-home market, and baby boomers who are now in their peak home buying years stand to reap the biggest rewards. The second-home market […]

Late last year, Lennar reported that it may have to delay until fiscal 2005 the delivery of about 600 homes that were promised for last year. The company attributed the […]

A regional financial partnership recently announced that it had contributed $1.29 million in loans and grants to the Provo (Utah) Housing Authority and the City Center Affordable Housing Coalition. The […]

Builders and contractors are paying upwards of 20 percent more for concrete than they did last year as robust housing demand and China's building boom hinder supply. Projects in Southern […]

Residential developers are turning to vacant commercial sites due to the lack of developable land and anti-sprawl efforts. Local governments would rather see the tax revenues and jobs generated by […]

State and local governments will soon receive their share of the $161.5 million set aside for the federal American Dream Downpayment Initiative, which aims to help first-time buyers achieve homeownership. […]

The 10 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas include undervalued communities that possess the desirable traits of a major city without the high price tag. Those communities included Scotch Plains, N.J., Silver […]

The St. Johns Housing Partnership and World Island Builders have teamed up to build 32 homes using energy-efficient and green building techniques to make occupants healthier and to minimize the […]

Attendees at a recent Urban Land Institute forum said that though infill development is popular, developers are hindered by a variety of factors that prevent them from acquiring separate tracts […]

Despite the housing boom, manufacturers of wallboard, roofing, insulation, and other basic materials have not enjoyed a significant windfall. Added manufacturing capacity in the late 1990s, home builder consolidations, and […]

An Arizona Daily Star report concludes that government fees and sales taxes account for 7 percent to 12 percent of new-home prices in Arizona, which equals about $20,000 or more. […]

The Department of Energy and the Green Building Council have found that energy-efficient construction (compliant with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Energy Star standards) results in energy […]

A recent report by the American Lands Alliance questions the environmental legitimacy of the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The report documents "glaring differences between what […]

Lunar Realty in Melbourne, Australia, is selling one-acre blocks of property on the moon for $40 and 10-acre "lifestyle" blocks for $202. Businessman Paul Jackson bought the Australian rights to […]

Fannie Mae plans to launch its Smart Commute initiative program in Baltimore. The program provides larger mortgages as a reward to home buyers who choose to live near transit stations. […]

The Home Depot recently launched a now Worksite CD that allows professional customers to search for products, calculate estimates, and order them online. Free to qualified pros, the tool allows […]