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Home Builder Confidence Jumps By Widest Margin Since 2002

Home Builder Confidence Jumps By Widest Margin Since 2002

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Mortgage, Uncategorized

U.S. housing markets are gaining as demand for homes exceeds available supplies in many areas. The National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for June increased by eight points over May’s reading to achieve a positive […]

June 19, 2013 Read More
Home Builder Future Sales Confidence Rises To New Highs

Home Builder Future Sales Confidence Rises To New Highs

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Mortgage, Shadow Inventory, Uncategorized

Home builders are gaining confidence in current and future market conditions for new homes, but continue to see below-average foot traffic in new homes. The reading for May’s National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) […]

May 16, 2013 Read More
Help Your New Landscape Thrive During Water Restrictions

Help Your New Landscape Thrive During Water Restrictions

Posted In Items for your home, New Home Building, Uncategorized

So, you’ve just put in new landscaping and now your neighborhood has been assigned water restrictions due to a drought. You’re worried about those new, young plants and the investment that you just made in your beautiful new home. Here […]

April 30, 2013 Read More
The 5 Biggest Real Estate Stories of 2012

The 5 Biggest Real Estate Stories of 2012

Posted In Home Builders, Housing Inventory, New Construction, New Home Mortgage, Uncategorized

At the HUB, we concentrate on the trends that impact the housing market. Here are what we believe were the biggest stories of 2012. Housing Was a Tailwind not a Headwind to the National Economy Over the last several years, […]

December 26, 2012 Read More
Woodside Homes gets $200 Million Recap

Woodside Homes gets $200 Million Recap

Posted In Home Associations, Home Builders, New Construction, Uncategorized

12/12/2012 – PRE-PRESS RELEASE TO SALT LAKE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Utah-based Woodside Homes is one of the nation’s largest private builders and one of the few that declared bankruptcy in 2008 that is still up and running (and doing […]

December 12, 2012 Read More
Shining A Light On The Shadow Inventory

Shining A Light On The Shadow Inventory

Posted In Housing Inventory, New Construction, New Home Building, Uncategorized

Things are looking up, up, up in housing. The S&P/Case–Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index says property values in the year ended in September rose by the most since July 2010; housing affordability is at an all-time high, household formation and homebuilder […]

December 3, 2012 Read More
The Best Window Treatment Investment For Your New Home – Plantation Shutters

The Best Window Treatment Investment For Your New Home – Plantation Shutters

Posted In Items for your home, New Home Building, Uncategorized

Without being completely biased I want to lay out a few of the reasons why I truly believe plantation shutters are the best option for homeowners when selecting the type of window treatments to use in their new home. This […]

November 16, 2012 Read More
HOA : The Role Of Homeowners Associations In Housing Communities

HOA : The Role Of Homeowners Associations In Housing Communities

Posted In HOA, Home Associations, Home Builders, Home Owners Associations, New Home Builders, Uncategorized

Homeowners associations (HOA) are legal corporations formed by a real estate developer to market, to manage, and to sell homes and lots in a residential subdivision. They’re most commonly formed for condominiums and planned urban developments (PUDs), a category which […]

November 6, 2012 Read More
Single-Family Housing Starts Rise For 4th Straight Month

Single-Family Housing Starts Rise For 4th Straight Month

Posted In New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Financing, New Home Mortgage, Uncategorized

New construction housing is in a post-recession rally. As reported by the Census Bureau, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, last month’s Single-Family Housing Starts rose 5 percent to 539,000 units nationwide. This is the highest reading since April 2010, the […]

July 20, 2012 Read More