PB December 1999

A limited-time promotion by Aurora, Ill.-based Lord & Essex Homes gave home buyers at threee separate communities the chance to win up to $5,000 in upgrades.

A recent study from the NAHB reveals that seven out of the 10 most expensive housing markets in the nation are in California

Ground has been broken on Chicagoland's first 'Health/Energy Star/Technology' concept house and will showcase a cohesive package of special construction techniques aimed at building a healthy, energy efficient and modern home for the new millennium.

California builders and home buyers have amore complex way to finance community infrastructure than most of the rest of the country.

So you've hit upon the right design for your target market.

Having long ago stopped being seen as simply providers of "trailer" homes, the manufactured housing industry has made huge strides during the past two decades.

panelized construction of homes is poised to become a more important part of the prefabricated housing segment over the next few years, a new forecast says.

The Labor Department's construction materials composite price index fell by 0.8% between August and September, the second straight month of decline following three consecutive months of increase.

To mark the company's 25th anniversary year, Style-Mark, Inc. of Archibold, Ohio has donated a total of $25,000 to nine Habitat for Humanity chapters and the Never Forgotten Fund (Columbine high School) in Denver.

Rick Beckwitt, 40, should be the poster boy for a housing industry ad campaign touting unlimited career opportunities.