Home remodeling activity will continue growing into the first half of 2013, with money spent on home improvements projected to reach double-digit growth, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA).

The NAHB says builder confidence in the housing market continues to grow, bolstered by reports of new homes permitting having risen in September.

Nationwide production and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged slightly higher for a sixth consecutive month in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released Oct. 16.

A recent article explored reasons behind the recent resurgence in prefab housing. Homes by Vanderbuilt comments on the benefits inherent in the manufacture and construction of prefab homes.

Manufacturer of residential and light commercial window and patio vinyl and wood-clad door products makes significant investment, adding jobs.

Manufacturer of residential and light commercial window and patio vinyl and wood door products makes significant investment, adding jobs.

A total of 103 housing markets across the United States qualified to be listed on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for October, released today. This is up from 99 markets listed as improving in September and is the largest number of metros on the IMI since it was created one year ago. A total of 33 states and the District of Columbia are represented on the October list.

Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase was fueled entirely by gains in the single-family sector, where the pace of new construction rose in every region for a combined 5.5 percent gain to 535,000 units.

CoreLogic released a report announcing that the number of residential properties in negative equity continued to decrease in the second quarter of 2012, amounting to over 1.3 million households freed by tipping the value of their home's equity status from "underwater" to "overwater". Destiny Homes, a home builder and remodeler in Minneapolis helps homeowners renovate their homes to their liking while prioritizing value added projects that increase long-term equity.