Eye on Housing
- The Employment Situation for January – Moving In The Right Direction February 4, 2012The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Employment Situation report for January today. Annual revisions complicate the release, but the news is basically good. Payroll employment rose by 243 thousand in January, and the November and December figures were revised upward by a total of 60 thousand. The unemployment rate declined to 8.3 from […]
- Spending on Private Residential Construction Finishes Year on a High Note February 3, 2012According to the Census Bureau, total spending on private residential construction projects increased 0.8% during December. The initial estimate for November was revised measurably lower from an increase of 2% down to an outright decline of 0.3% (due primarily to a sizable downward revision to home improvement spending), while the reported growth rate for Oc […]
Green Built Texas
- Drought May Still Mussel up Water Restrictions January 31, 2012
- Texas Green Home Summit to Focus on Water Conservation: April 18 January 20, 2012
- Green Built Texas to Update Construction Protocol January 20, 2012
TAB News Briefs
- New $4.8 million project will shelter Houston homeless women and children February 2, 2012HomeAid Houston is gearing up to begin construction on a 30,000 sq. ft. facility for Volunteers of America (VOA) and a 7,400 sq. ft. residential shelter for Gracewood, projects worth collectively over $4 million. HomeAid Houston is a charity sponsored by the Greater Houston Builders Association that builds transitional housing for Houston's homeless. […]
- D.C. court says redistricting decision a month away February 2, 2012A panel of federal judges told parties in a Texas redistricting case Wednesday not to expect a ruling within 30 days, throwing the date of the state's political primaries further in doubt. A ruling by the District of Columbia court in the complex case was expected to provide guidance to another federal panel in San Antonio trying to draw new maps for st […]
NAHB news
- Builders Learn to Increase Home Sales through Internet Marketing in New Book from NAHB February 2, 2012
- NAHB to Honor Educator of the Year Award Winners at 2012 International Builders? Show February 2, 2012
- NAHB to Honor Designee of the Year Award Winners at 2012 International Builders? Show February 2, 2012
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