Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
What Are Our Affordable Housing Options? Really
There are a range of ideas out there for addressing the housing affordability crisis. And while offering more housing choices is great, which of those are truly solutions to affordability?
Happiness and 'The Bear'
Can happiness be the core strategy of a home building business? It can ... and it probably should be
Young, Old, and Gold
The September/October issue of Pro Builder magazine is my favorite among the “kids” we’ve delivered so far this year
All Homes Start Here: Register for IBS
NAHB Chairman's Message: Showcasing the best in residential construction, the 2024 International Builders' Show will offer a wealth of opportunities to learn, network, and socialize in Vegas in February
So You Want to Be a Disrupter in Housing?
What does it mean—and look like—to be a true disrupter shaking up an industry stuck in its ways and resistant to change?
Another Housing Market Affected by This Year's Hurricanes
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey damaged almost 1.8 million homes, aggravating the mobile home market's tight inventory.
Sales of new units are…
Proposed Capital Gains Tax Changes Could Cause the Housing Market to Stall
Housing inventory and short-term homeowners may be heavily impacted by proposed changes to laws excluding home sales up to $500,000 from capital…
New Merger Creates Largest Single-Family Landlord
The completion of the merger of Invitation Homes and Starwood…
Proposed Tax Reforms May 'Chill' NY Housing Market
Brokers and analysts say that the House and Senate GOP tax plans to reduce or eliminate the state and local tax deduction are threatening high-end…
House GOP Tax Proposal Creates Potential Obstacle for Affordable Housing
Tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) are commonly used for the construction of affordable multifamily housing, hospitals, and infrastructure…
Experts Concerned House GOP Tax Bill Would Damage Reconstruction Projects in Florida, Texas
In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Texas and Florida housing groups warned that the House GOP tax bill could hurt post-hurricane…
Tax Proposal 'Changing the Calculus' For Second-Home Buyers
The GOP-proposed tax reform has not yet passed, however, the possibility that the second-home mortgage deduction will be eliminated has already…
Comparing the House and Senate Tax Reform Proposals
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have each released tax reform proposals with different implications for homeowners. …
Tax Reform Debate Is Affecting Home Loan Rates
Home loan rates have dipped amid the national discussion of GOP-proposed tax plans.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.90 percent…
The Senate-Proposed Tax Plan's Impact on the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Currently, 44 percent of U.S. homes are valuable enough to encourage itemizing and taking the mortgage interest deduction rather than the standard…
