Sentences with phrase «house builders say»
At the same time, house builders say they can not build more than 150,000 homes per year via conventional means.
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With the help of architects, builders and interior designers, the couple redid the space using everything from the house that they could, it said.
Rather than telling prospective investors, depositors or others that they're worth, banks can use Enron - style «mark - to - model» accounting to say that their stock's book value is whatever in - house model - builders want to say they're worth, on whatever blue - sky assumptions they choose.
The National Association of Home Builders said Wednesday its housing market index rose two points to 37 this month, the highest level since February 2007.
If they don't find the money to close on their new houses, the buyers say they will have to forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars in deposits and face a potential legal suit from their builder, Mattamy Homes which is refusing to extend closing dates or reduce prices.
The Messenger Muhammad illustrated the unity of divine messages by saying that all the apostles are builders of one house, the earlier apostles laying the foundation for the later ones who build upon their foundation.
«This annual exposition has become the «auto show «of the housing industry, «said James M. Nathenson, president of the Home Builders Association pf Greater Chicago.
We actually did have a lot of input into our house - it was a custom design (there are of course people who build standard designs who have even less input, and they are perfectly happy with the house), and we even did some changes in the plans during construction (the builder said, «If I move this wall here, it will make the closet bigger» and we were like, YES!
The Community Builders interviewed by the auditors lacked knowledge of HUD's grant programs, the report said, and in some cases improperly interfered with housing transactions between local officials and nonprofit groups, resulting in the loss of millions of taxpayer dollars.
The town board has been working with business and housing advisory committees, Ms. Burke - Gonzalez said, on possible code changes that would clear the way for work - force and seasonal housing in downtown or resort areas, and is seeking proposals from builders for temporary seasonal housing units in the Montauk dock area.
«The 120 units here at Schoolhouse Terrace, built by Community Builders and the Yonkers MHA, became a reality thanks to the state's strong commitment to affordable housing» said Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
He said: «With the global credit crunch worsening, and conditions getting tougher for all house builders, it is time to recognise that the very commendable 2020 target is now almost impossible.
«If this problem continues, SME house builders may be forced to build with alternative materials such as render or risk stalling sites for the rest of this year,» FMB chief executive Brian Berry said.
Housing Minister, Grant Shapps MP said: «Self builders built more homes last year than many of the major developers in this country.
He said: «Ministers need to make less speeches on climate change and do more to enable individuals, local authorities, house builders and power suppliers to maximise their contribution to emissions reduction as quickly as possible.»
«As we create these hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, we also make sure they are done by qualified, professional programs and builders and workers,» she said, insisting that union construction is safer and of superior quality.
He said that on housing, Labour «bet the ranch on the private oligopoly of house builders but it's in their interests to bank land and ration housing so that house prices continue to rocket».
Mr. de Blasio pointed out his plan includes an unprecedented requirement that all builders set aside some part of their new construction for affordable housing, and said he understood that many people would be unfamiliar with the model and have «tough questions.»
He said: «It's like a couple of cowboy builders coming back to your house to tell you how bad their workmanship.»
The package will also deal with how to expedite the availability of housing supply, Sousa said, as the government has heard complaints from builders that the process is too cumbersome.
The British Columbia Real Estate Association says home builders are responding to a lack of available homes across the region by dramatically increasing multi-family housing starts.
And when I say house - building, I don't necessarily mean house - builders — they're most at risk of becoming scapegoats — I mean apartment / multi-family & mixed - use / urban regeneration specialists.
«It's a very exciting moment,» said Shay Salomon, a green builder in Tucson, Ariz., and the author of «Little House on a Small Planet» (Lyons Press, 2006), «because it feels like a chapter of American history might be ending, the chapter called «Bigger is Better.»
«In the last couple of years there has been a big uptick in the idea of just being free,» said Lane Van Horn, a tiny house builder with Stoke Collective.
Routt County Planning Director Chad Phillips said his department is open to working with tiny home builders since «the county master plan supports alternative housing options.»
Some, like Professional Builder editor Amy Albert, think the growing appeal of tiny houses could have major implications for housing, an earlier Construction Dive report said, while major builders have largely stayed away.
These rules shalt not be violated — as well as the other rules for constructing an airtight house that leaks no more than 0.6 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals and minimizing thermal bridges — excepting in cases where new worlds with different conditions shall become occupied or the builder wear a wimple during the building of said house or...
Paul Doran also says that it was the toughest project he's ever worked on from an energy efficiency point of view: «Enerphit is special forces training for passive house builders, and this one was particularly tough.»
Paul Doran says that while many builders don't like working in Dublin because of the traffic and lack of space, this house made for a nice change, with its spacious site providing ample room for a site office and small canteen.
I don't understand why they compare the price of their house to an average builder house, saying it costs a tenth as much, when the builder house includes land.
Conservation group WWF gave it a preliminary thumbs up; said WWF's director of campaigns, Paul King: «The code sends the right signal, loud and clear, for house builders to put zero carbon development at the top of their agenda.»
If you planned to build a house and the builder said, it will cost somewhere between a million and a half and six million dollars, would you proceed?
Julie says that they thought about purchasing a tiny home, but the huge initial cost was an obstacle, in addition to the fact that most local tiny house builders had a months - long waiting list, and the Pucketts were obliged to move — soon.
Burns said: «The case of Taylor Wimpey highlights an endemic problem with new build property in the UK, as more and more house builders are including onerous ground rent schedules on new build leasehold properties.
You need to discuss with the builder a number of factors such as the size of your lot, any slope involved, zoning codes, how it fits in with your lifestyle, how the garage design will match your house and possible re-sale value added, to say nothing of your budget.
'' [The recent] uptick in production is an indicator that the housing market continues to move forward,» said Ed Brady, Chairman for the National Association of Home Builders.
Having said all that, we can see that the trend of building fashionable and elegant houses is accelerating day by day with the emergence of more and more interior designers and builders.
Typically, a builder, if they're building, let's say, a subdivision of 12 houses, and let's say you're one of the first 6, 8, 10 houses that is being bought, they're not going to want to negotiate too much on price because once they've dropped the price for one person, that becomes the ceiling for the next person.
«I think big builders are looking for better ways to get positioned within markets or go to markets they have not been in,» says Stephen East, partner and senior managing director of ISI Housing Research in New York.
Builders say regulation is driving up housing costs as homeownership hovers near a 51 - year low.
«Besides,» says the buyer's agent, «I've sold lots of houses with this builder, and I've never had a problem.»
«The builders also fear that tighter immigration policies would reduce housing demand and exacerbate the current labor shortage,» said Irvine, California - based homebuilding consultant John Burns.
BCREA's recommendations are supported by the Canadian Home Builders» Association of B.C. «Many of the BCREA proposals on market housing affordability are shared priorities and goals of CHBA BC,» says Neil Moody, CEO.
«Builders and developers in [the 55 - plus] market segment are... encouraged by the fact that for the next 15 years, 10,000 baby boomers will be turning 65 every day,» said Dennis Cunningham, chairman of the NAHB 55 + Housing Industry Council, in a statement.
«Builders» optimism in the housing market is solidifying, even as they deal with higher building material costs and shortages of lots and labor,» said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the NAHB, in a statement on the Index.
«Sales of both new and existing homes, housing starts and the National Association of Home Builders» sentiment index are all trending higher,» Blitzer said.
Many home builders can make some big mistakes when marketing their high - performance green houses, researcher Suzanne Shelton, CEO of the Shelton Group, said at the recent NAHB National Green Building Conference in Nashville, Tenn..
Real estate professionals wanting in on the action should learn the lingo and options of manufactured housing, says Bruce Savage, director of public affairs for the Manufactured Housing Institute, Arlington, Va., the trade association for manufactured - home builders and others involved in the inhousing, says Bruce Savage, director of public affairs for the Manufactured Housing Institute, Arlington, Va., the trade association for manufactured - home builders and others involved in the inHousing Institute, Arlington, Va., the trade association for manufactured - home builders and others involved in the industry.
Speaking at the recent National Association of Home Builders» International Builders Show, Raines said the major concern for the real estate industry shouldn't be a housing «bubble,» which he considers unlikely, but a widening gap between housing «haves» and «have nots» that could lead to a housing affordability crunch.
«The House Republican tax reform plan abandons middle - class taxpayers in favor of high - income Americans and wealthy corporations,» said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in a statement.