All Entries Tagged With: "home building industry"
Key Award Entries Due September 1
A Key Award signifies quality in home building. When shopping for a new car, appliance or household product, you probably put a lot of stock in award-winners. Benchmarks like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and the J.D. Powers Award mean a company has earned its stripes by meeting high standards. When purchasing a new [...]
Make a Community Livable? Enter to Win an Award!
When it comes to awards, there are many different categories in life like: The Stanley Cup for our Blackhawks, the Golden Globes for movies, Tonys for stage, Emmys for TV and the Livable Communities Awards for innovative home builders. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Livable Communities Awards “recognize architects, builders, [...]
Are Home Builders Jumping Back In?
When we consistently see multiple offers on properties, we can anticipate that land prices will start to climb.
U.S. Foreclosures Drop 10% in January as Illinois Rises 2%
Good news – foreclosure filings down nationally. The not so good news – Illinois in the top 5 of that list with a 2% increase in January over last year. When the list is of foreclosure filings by state, it’s not where Illinois homeowners particularly (that I know of) enjoy being near the top. The [...]
The Next Decade in Housing Set For Paradigm Shift
Changing demographics, home values and soured perceptions of home ownership are clues to a major change the national real estate market according to experts at the Urban Land Institute. A study produced by John K. McIlwain, senior resident fellow of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released Housing In America – The Next Decade, a forecast [...]
