Bernard Markstein, VP of Forecasting and Analysis for the NAHB gave NAREE attendees an update on the state of the market today. He compares 2004 and 2005 to a big party with 2006 as its wake up call. Much like a bad hangover, builders are still feeling the waves of nausea that have resulted. Markstein states that[...]
Homeowners are adding outdoor spaces to their homes that are much more like indoor living areas. From outdoor kitchens to outdoor living rooms, buyers are spending time outdoors with friends and family while entertaining. Angelo Surmelis, host of 24 Hour Design on HGTV says, "Homeowners are creating spaces outdoors even in cool clients, and finding ways to use them all[...]
Readers of The Sunday Paper, a weekly newspaper distributed throughout metro Atlanta, recently honored Brock Built City Neighborhoods in the paper's annual "Sunday Best Readers' Choice Awards." The new home builder is in the winner in two categories: best local developer and best new subdivision - Dupont Commons. Throughout the entire month of April readers were encouraged to vote in[...]
Many homeowners are choosing to remodel their existing home instead of moving. They like their existing neighborhood, school system and neighbors and don't want to uproot their lives. Often it is more cost effective to add on to an existing home and many, many options exist for ways to do this. According to Jay Cipriani with Cipriani Builders[...]
The remodeling, home improvement and projects industry continues to grow thanks in part to inspiration from HGTV and other shows that inspire homeowners and provide them with the confidence they need to do it themselves. According to Pat Wikinson with the Home Depot, many of the Do It Yourselves attending the free clinics they offer are now "Do it Herselfers." Wikinson[...]
Hello Atlanta! I'm blogging from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) national convention in Philadelphia the week. Many of the nations top real estate editors and reporters are here discussing industry trends. One of today's conversations centered around the renewed craze over green building and green products. You may recall a big green housing push[...]
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Partner Carl Seville has built an innovative showcase home in Atlanta. From June 20 to 23, the EarthCraft/TecHome Showcase House will be on display as part of the Southern Building Show and Conference. Seville, president of Seville Consulting, is building a Tudor style home that features several PATH-profiled technologies, and adhere to the[...]
The National Active Retirement Association's (NARA) 8th Annual Conference will be held October 18-19 at the Atlanta Doubletree-Galleria. Entitled, "The 50+ Business Summit: Taking Aim at Boomers and Beyond," the conference will discuss how to attract retirees and market products towards the Boomer and Beyond 50+ age segmet. Guest speakers from around the world will be in attendance, and the[...]
As mentioned in an article of today's AJC titled "Future may be dim for Edison's bulb", more and more people are concerned theses days with rising energy costs and the environment. Several legislatures are actually proposing a ban on the light bulbs that have been around for more than 125 years because at least 90 percent of their energy is[...]
Monte Hewett Homes is continuing to improve the quality of its homes by now building every home to meet Energy Star requirements, making their home more efficient than ever before. The extra Energy Star components supplement the EarthCraft requirements Monte Hewett Homes has met and exceeded since 2002. What does this mean to homebuyers? It means improved indoor air quality, lower[...]