At the end of December 2014, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule to implement provisions of 2013’s National Defense Authorization Act which require significant modifications to the subcontracting limitations for small business concerns. Specifically, the modifications concern the Limitations … Continue reading
Category Archives: residential construction
After a hard winter, we’re ready to see the latest home and garden trends, just in time for the Spring building season! The Woodlands, TX is holding their biannual Home & Garden Show on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m.-7 … Continue reading
The home building rates in Palm Beach and Broward Counties have slowed to a crawl for lack of lots. According to HBWeekly’s market stats reports, Palm Beach County saw 2,132 starts on single-family homes, townhomes, and duplexes in 2014, a … Continue reading
In only 14 years, LEED has become the worldwide gold standard for eco-friendly, energy-efficient construction, but it hasn’t made the same strides in human health-consciousness. Delos Corporation aims to change that with its release of the latest version of the … Continue reading
Development giant D. R. Horton’s latest quarterly results, these numbers are a strong indicator that the U.S. homebuilding industry is shifting in ways that will benefit the national economy, even if the trend does irk investors. By market closing on … Continue reading
The state’s economic and realty markets in 2014 had experts from the MarketWatch asking, “Has Florida found the secret to saving the economy?” That year saw the state’s market recovery level since the 2008 meltdown outperforming nearly every other housing … Continue reading
Until lending standards loosen up enough for home owners to switch to upgrade their homes, many folks have chosen to remodel their existing houses into fresh, new, homes. For those who are determined to sell their home this year, major … Continue reading
As the energy industry in Oklahoma continues to stay strong, smaller towns like Muskogee have begun to invest in making their downtowns more welcoming to young professional families that want to stay out of the big city. Muskogee’s downtown has … Continue reading
In Kris Hudson’s rundown of Lennar’s predictions for 2015, there are four that really stand out. While there is good news for home buyers and the broader economy, news for industry investors is less optimistic. 2015 will be a year … Continue reading
For a few decades, Bradenton has been the only town in the area where one could buy a house, be it an older home or a unit in one of the town’s numerous mobile home parks. Now that D. R. Horton has … Continue reading