Archive for November, 2011

Housing starts increased in September

According to new data, housing starts rose in the month of September, says a report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Nationally, housing starts were up 15 percent in September over the previous month, and are up 10.2 percent over September 2010. This accounts for a seasonally adjusted rate [...]

Foreclosed and Bankruptcy Homes for Sale Weigh Down Homebuilding

With thousands of cheap foreclosed houses and to compete with, the new home industry of Indianapolis, Indiana is finding it hard to get a bigger share of the home buying market. Home construction continues to struggle in the region as builders are forced to scale back residential projects due to lack of potential buyers. dominated [...]

Mixed Bag of News for Home Construction, Says the Commerce Department

The housing market gained some good news and some bad news today with the release of the latest monthly new home construction report, released by the Commerce Department. According to the report, new home starts fell by 0.3% from September to October, coming in at 628,000 – or half of what most experts think is [...]

Three Types of Custom Home Builders in Austin

Different custom home builders in Austin fall into one of three categories: Accounting driven, Marketing driven, or Construction driven. It is very important to know which kind of custom home builder you are consulting with in order to know what to expect from them and their building processes. Accounting oriented builders are always fixed on their bottom line. [...]

Landlord Guide On Referencing Tenants

With so many landlords getting bent over and royally screwed over by tenants getting caught in the arrears trap, I’m still surprised by the amount of landlords that are so cavalier about their tenant referencing methods. Literally, by taking a few extra referencing precautions, which take no time at all, landlords can almost immediately separate [...]