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California solar panel requirements

California’s Solar Requirements: What’s the Effect on New Home Builders?

Building a home to code can cost a small fortune these days, putting the squeeze on builders who must constantly walk the line between building ...
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How Can Home Builders Navigate 2018 Housing Regulations?

How Can Home Builders Navigate 2018 Housing Regulations?

Buyers across the nation are clamoring for new homes, and builders would love nothing more than to satisfy their demand. Yet the National Association of ...
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Home Builders’ Warranties Top Buyer Amenities List

Home Builders’ Warranties Top Buyer Amenities List

Location, location, location—it’s a popular mantra in real estate. But what happens when the hot locations fill up? That’s a question many builders have been ...
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2018’s Hottest Housing Markets

Builder Structural Warranty Pros Examine 2018’s Hottest Housing Markets

Growth in home prices might be cooling, but the U.S. housing market remains hot. Even with an average expected price increase of just 3.2 percent ...
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4 Costly Mistakes New Home Builders Should Avoid

Home builders take a risk every time they buy a piece of land or break ground on a new community. Between rising material costs and ...
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New Home Builder Marketing Tips

Home Builders Should Market Properties Throughout the Building Process

Conventional wisdom says there’s no point in marketing your homes until you have a physical structure buyers can see and touch. That’s no longer true. ...
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new construction lending

How are New Home Builders Navigating 2018’s Lending Market?

We’re just a few months in, and it’s already been a roller coaster of a year for home builders. Demand for new housing has reached ...
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Tariffs affecting home builders in 2018

How Will Home Builders Be Affected by 2018’s Steel & Aluminum Tariffs?

The new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have created a stir in the construction industry as home builders anticipate another increase in the cost ...
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post-sale home buyer questions for new construction

How to Handle Post-Sale Questions and Concerns for New Construction Purchases

The weeks prior to closing on your new construction home, you have done a builder walk-through and made a punch list of items that may ...
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How to Handle Pre-Sale Questions and Concerns for New Construction Purchases

How to Handle Pre-Sale Questions and Concerns for New Construction Purchases

The process of building a new home can be a bit daunting for a home buyer, especially a first-time homeowner.  As a new home buyer ...
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eBook cover for Five Residential Construction Trends for 2024

Five Residential Construction Trends for 2024

A look at what’s changing, what is not, and how to prepare for both.