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Housing Update: Foreclosures Drop to Pre-Recession Levels, Analysts Remain Cautious
RealtyTrac is reporting today that foreclosure filings have dropped in some of the hardest hits states and, nationwide, foreclosure activity is at its lowest level since 2007. Filings, which include notices of default, scheduled auctions  and bank repossessions totaled 531,576 in the third quarter of 2012, which represents a 5 percent decrease from the second quarter and an overall decrease of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2011. Daren Blomquist, VP of RealtyTrac says of the...
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  • APA: Growth in Wood Production Forecast for 2013

    A positive, economic finish to 2012 residential construction is seen to continue into 2013 and beyond, according to APA - the Engineered Wood Association, which is predicting a second straight year of growth in all four wood product sectors it...

    News • April 24th, 2013

  • Marvin Announces ‘Architect’s Challenge’ Call for Entries

    Marvin Windows and Doors' "Architect's Challenge" design contest debuts two new categories.

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Report Shows HARP Surpassing Estimates

    Report lists the top five states for HARP refinances since the April 2009.

    News • March 13th, 2013

  • U.S. House Prices Rose 1.4 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2012

    Washington,  February 26,2013 — U.S. house prices rose 1.4 percent from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2012 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The HPI...

    News • February 26th, 2013

  • New England Home Improvement Launch Remodeling Website for Massachusetts Residents

    Shrewsbury, MA, February 06, 2013 --(PR.com)-- New England Home Improvement today announced the launch of www.newenglandhomeimprovement.net as a home improvement resource for Shrewsbury area residents. With articles being added almost every day and...

    News • February 7th, 2013

  • Move or remodel? Compare both needs

    I’ve been working with the nicest young couple: They have three kids and live in a picture-perfect, middle-class neighborhood on a cul-de-sac. The kids have close friends on the block, and all of the parents there feel it’s a safe place for their...

    News • February 7th, 2013

  • Lowe's, Home Depot set to hire hundreds

    Feb. 07--The two top home-improvement chains are gearing up for their most-important selling season by recruiting more than 900 seasonal workers in central Ohio, part of a national hiring binge of tens of thousands of such workers. Home Depot...

    News • February 7th, 2013

  • KraftMaid Cabinetry Donates Cabinets for Demonstration Home

    Ann Arbor, MI — KraftMaid Cabinetry has provided the cabinetry for the recently opened Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL) demonstration home, a Columbus, OH project aimed at illustrating the principles and benefits of universal design. The...

    News • August 27th, 2012

  • Green Demolitions Offers Consignment Option

    Green Demolitions is now offering Luxury Kitchens Consignments to consumers with qualified kitchens. Consignment allows consumers to receive payment for their current kitchen. The company's Web site, greendemolitions.com, features thousands of...

    News • September 21st, 2012

  • Housing Affordability Indices Break Record

    The Housing Affordability Index broke the 200 mark for the first time

    News • May 17th, 2012

  • Architecture Billings Index Decline Isn't As Steep

    The Architecture Billings Index score in July was 48.7, up from a score of 45.9 in June, yet still indicating a decline in billings.

    News • August 22nd, 2012

  • Brown Jordan Forms Licensing Partnership with CT Acquisitions

    El Monte, CA — Outdoor leisure furnishings manufacturer Brown Jordan has entered into a licensing agreement with Wallingford, CT-based CT Acquisitions to develop and market a collection outdoor kitchens. The Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchen collection...

    News • July 17th, 2012

  • Dacor Sponsors Social Media Sweepstakes

    The deadline is approaching for Dacor's Social Media Sweepstakes. The contest, which will award one winner with a Dacor appliance, can be entered until 11:59 p.m., P.T. on 9/23/12.  One sweepstakes winner will choose one appliance from the Dacor...

    News • September 12th, 2012

  • National Remodeling Foundation Starts Hurricane Sandy Fund

    The National Remodeling Foundation, as it did in response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, has established a starter fund to rebuild homes along the East Coast devastated by Hurricane Sandy and is accepting donations of money and building materials to...

    News • November 27th, 2012

  • New Residential Sales in Improve in November

    Washington, Dec. 27, 2012 — Sales of new single-family houses in November 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban...

    News • January 3rd, 2013

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