Tag: cbusa builders
NAHB’s Housing Finance System Reform Plan
Source: NAHB.org On March 2, 2012 the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced a new comprehensive framework for housing finance system reform that would transition Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a new mortgage securitization system for single-family and multifamily conventional mortgages. NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. stated, “Our plan [...]
NAHB Commends Menendez Bill
In an article posted on BNMag.com, on February 8, 2012 the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commended Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) for introducing the Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2012, legislation to help restore the flow of credit for new housing production in order to create jobs, meet rising housing demand and bolster [...]
Top 10 signs of a good builder
Building a new home can be fun and relatively stress free if a person has chosen #1 a good builder and # 2 if they are a good buyer! Here are the top 10 signs of a good builder: Has experience. Find out how long your builder has been in business. It says something if [...]
Houston ranked No. 19
According to a report by the Brookings Institution, Houston not only beat every other large metropolitan area in the U.S. in terms of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but it also topped all other large metropolitan areas in the eastern hemisphere.
American Voters Value Homeownership
Taken from: NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Voters Place High Value on Homeownership, Oppose Policies That Make It More Difficult to Own a Home By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home [...]
5 Tips on How to Deal with Difficult Clients
The contributing Editor for HousingZone.com, Susan Bady posted an article on how to prevent problems with clients by helping them set their expectations right from the beginning. In her article, she explains that all custom builders encounter difficulties with clients at one time or another. Unfortunately, since the housing crash, clients are getting aggravated about [...]
Optimism High for Home Building in 2012
In an article posted by HousingZone.com, it seems that despite the obstacles and challenges, a large number of builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects for 2012, according to Professional Builder’s 2012 Market Outlook survey. The article goes on to say that no other U.S. industry has been impacted as negatively by the Great Recession [...]
CB/USA Members Continue to Outperform
CB/USA Builder Members continue to outperform against budgeted performance in a sluggish housing market, despite the challenges that the industry is facing at local and national levels. Reporting was recently finalized for Q2 2011 purchasing purchase volume, and the results show a very positive trend. CB/USA’s volume continues to track ahead of annual projections. Q2 [...]
