April is new homes month. And one of the virtues of a newly constructed home is the savings that come from reduced energy and maintenance expenses.
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Before You Move In: The New Home Walk-Through
Before you go to settlement on your purchase of a newly-constructed home, you and your builder ...
Knowledge, Skills, Experience: The Certified Green Professional
The NAHB Certified Green Professional (CGP)™ designation is a reliable way to identify builders, remodelers, manufacturers and other members of our industry who are committed to making your home green.
Aging-in-Place Remodeling
If you’re like the majority of Americans over the age of 45, you want to continue living in a familiar environment throughout
your maturing years. According to AARP, older home owners overwhelmingly prefer to age-in-place, which means living in your home safely, independently and comfortably, regardless of age or ability level.
20% Down Could Become Market Standard
Proposed “Qualified Residential Mortgage” Rules May Be Unnecessarily Restrictive Six federal agencies have proposed a national Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) standard that would effectively make 20% downpayments the market standard. This would unnecessarily force many low-risk, qualified first-time home buyers to delay homeownership for a decade or more or to take out high cost mortgages. [...]
Climate change affecting homebuyers
The climate change issue remains surrounded by controversy and uncertainty. Despite this, Federal, State and local governments have increasingly proposed legislation and regulations to address this issue. This push has resulted in funding for the development of transit over expanded roadways, proposals for higher density development, restricting development in exurban areas, and revising existing land [...]
Rally Day 2013
Please make plans to join us in Austin on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 for Rally Day! Rally Day is the best way for members of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association to familiarize themselves with the issues facing the residential construction industry and, more importantly, deliver our legislative agenda straight to the doorstep of our [...]
