If you’re new here, you might want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Web is full of valuable information about green building, home improvement, the housing market and first hand homebuilding experience and more. Today, we thought we would weed through some of those resources to compile a list of some of [...]

EPA’s Paint Law Frustrates Hardworking Contactors Home Construction Improvement “Here on our Home Improvement site we’ve been covering the EPA’s new Lead Paint Law closely since early spring when it went into effect. We’ve written lots of articles on the new law, training, fines and cost implications. So far we’ve met very few people that [...]

The New Remodeling Rules WSJ – Personal Finance “According to an April 15 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, annual spending on remodeling is expected to accelerate this year, with nearly 5% growth over 2009. This year could produce the first annual spending increase for the industry since 2006, the [...]

The Home-Buyer Tax Credit May Have Actually Worked Developments Blog by WSJ “Did the last round of the home-buyer tax credit have a bigger impact than analysts had previously anticipated? When it comes to new home sales, the answer may be yes. Consider that U.S. existing home sales ran at an estimated seasonally adjusted rate [...]

Although recent reports still categorize the housing market in its entirety as sluggish, primarily due to high unemployment and foreclosures, the second-home market is beginning to show increased signs of life. From Palm Beach, Fla. to Big Sky, Mont., on a lake, on the beach or in a secluded golf community, people are making purchases. [...]

Economist: Housing Crisis to Linger for Years Detroit Free Press “The housing market won’t hit bottom until the third quarter and a true turnaround in new home-building is not foreseen until 2013, key economists said today.” Is bulldozer the best option for some boom-time housing? Local Address Blog by the Washington Post “Douglas Duncan, vice [...]

What’s the right size for a home? Mine tries to hit mark Green House blog by USA Today “Our goal in building an ultra-efficient home was to rightsize our life. As some readers may recall, we sold a 5,000 square house in Dec. 2008, because it was too big and too suburban. Has the new [...]

First Time Home Buyers Prioritize Energy Efficiency Home Intel “As first time home buyers step into the real estate market they are looking at things very differently then their parents did. Trends that make a home stylish now go beyond curb appeal. As Builder magazine reports, today, first time buyers are looking for a house [...]

Tax Credits Make It Difficult to Interpret Housing Data WSJ.com Developments blog “The home buyer tax credit continues to complicate the task of figuring out what’s going on with underlying demand for homes. … After the tax credits expire, buyers will have less reason to rush. If interest rates start to rise from today’s unusually [...]

Energy Star under fire, faces major overhaul Inhabitat “The Energy Star Program may be facing a major overhaul after congressional auditors reported that they were able to receive certification for a number of ridiculous fake products including a gasoline-powered alarm clock. Maine’s Senator Susan Collins announced that this week she will be proposing changes to [...]