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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Announces Forthcoming Resignation

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge has said that she intends to leave office later this month



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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS

At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros


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Standard Pacific reports Q2 results: Net new orders up, revenues down

Standard Pacific reported a net loss in the 2011 second quarter of $10.5 million on homebuilding revenues of $204.3 million compared to net income of $10.7 million on homebuilding revenues of $317.2 million in the 2010 second quarter.

Business

Notes from PCBC 2011

Notes from PCBC 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – This annual conference and trade show for builders hosted by the California Building Industry Association…

Business

Mark Richardson: 'When is it going to get better?'

Successful builders are not waiting for the market to recover. They’ve accepted the current economic environment as the new normal and wake up every day focused on making it happen in these stormy waters. Mark Richardson talks about what sets these builders apart from the rest.

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Survey Defines Custom-Built Home Demographics

New research by Custom Builder magazine provides insights into client profiles, home specifications, and top business challenges. Among the findings: homes are getting smaller, purse strings are tightening, and move-up buyers rule the market. Check out our full report.

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Snapshot of the custom-home market

Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first batch of the freshly collected 2010 census data of the nation. The big news so far: The official resident population count increased 9.7 percent over the 2000 census to 308.74 million people (the slowest growth rate since the Great Depression), with most growth occurring in the South and West regions, led by Texas.

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Former Simonini executives launch Charlotte-area luxury home building company

Bill Saint and Doug Dozier, former executives with recently shuttered Simonini Builders, have launched a Charlotte-area luxury home building company that will take over where their former employer left off — building custom homes in two former Simonini neighborhoods.

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Master the paperwork: What builders need to file to get financing

What kind of information do the investors need to see from you before they're willing to discuss putting up their cash? For starters, your company's current financial statement and most recent tax return, says Maggie Marotta, principal at Plano, Texas-based Apogee Partners. Marotta offers tips on getting your foot in the door for project financing.

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Luxury Home Builder To Shut Down

Simonini Builders of Charlotte, NC announced that it would discontinue its home building and renovating operations.

Design

A Look at American Castles

Custom Builder has searched far and wide for some of the most impressive custom projects to land on our doorstep. Take a look at three projects from award-winning architects and designers

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Urban Legend

The first Custom Builder Design Challenge is over, and I want to offer a heartfelt thank you to all who entered. I understand that creating an original design for CB was a labor of love undertaken on your own time. I also appreciate your efforts to comply with the requirements of the challenge: to create a 2,800-square-foot, single-family home for a family of four on a city lot.

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