Homebuilders

Despite a healthier economy, growing household income was not enough to make an impact on home sales as the market still suffers from historically low levels of inventory.

Sonoma County supervisors have signed off on a wide-ranging suite of policy changes intended to encourage construction of more new homes seven months after nearly 5,300 residences were lost here in last year's devastating wildfires.

California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single-family houses.

The Colorado Springs homebuilding industry has had a good year — and it's only four months old.

March's residential construction spending declined by 3.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from February, but was virtually flat for new single-family properties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

New-home sales increased in March to a four-month high, mainly reflecting a surge in the West along with upward revisions to prior months that showed stronger first-quarter demand than previously estimated.

The lower end of Santa Cruz's downtown, a major gateway to the city's commercial core, is beginning to see some of the attention its busier north end has enjoyed to date.

New-home construction rose by more than forecast in March on a rebound in multifamily starts, giving a boost to first-quarter economic growth.

Sentiment among homebuilders fell in April for a fourth straight month, reflecting higher lumber prices and limited land availability.

The Santa Fe, N.M., housing market is a typical example of supply and demand at work.