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  • Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds

    (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau unrolled a new experimental method of using images from space to count new housing construction. “For select areas of interest, Survey of Construction (SOC) data collected by field representatives have been replaced with estimates obtained from satellite imagery to demonstrate the efficacy of this data collection method,”…

  • Developer builds 6,000 homes but backtracks on pledge to contribute to new school and roads

    A picture of Hodson Developments plans for Chilmington Green in Ashford, Kent A housing developer has prompted fury after it backtracked on its promise to contribute funding to schools and facilities for a major new housing scheme. Hodson Developments has been accused of reneging on an earlier pledge to invest millions in services and infrastructure…

  • Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Find a Newly-Built Home

    Buyers are most likely to find newly-built homes in the South & Mountain West Source: Construction Coverage analysis of Zillow data | Image Credit: Construction Coverage Despite the recent decline in new construction sales nationally, prospective buyers looking for new homes can still find plenty of options in certain markets. Regions in the South and…

  • Windsor looking at ‘staggering’ fee hikes for home builds, new development

    Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local News Published Jan 07, 2025  •  Last updated Jan 07, 2025  •  8 minute read Local developers are expressing concerns over what proposed new development charges will mean for housing affordability in Windsor. Here, construction workers are shown at the site of a single-family home build on Partington Avenue in…

  • Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Find a Newly-Built Home

    Buyers are most likely to find newly-built homes in the South & Mountain West Source: Construction Coverage analysis of Zillow data | Image Credit: Construction Coverage Despite the recent decline in new construction sales nationally, prospective buyers looking for new homes can still find plenty of options in certain markets. Regions in the South and…

  • Carter’s Mission to Build More Housing Became an Urgent National Issue

    Former President Jimmy Carter was set to attend a home-building event with Habitat for Humanity in Nashville in 2019 when he fell and hit his head at home in Georgia. He emerged from the hospital with a black eye and 14 stitches, but he refused to cancel his plans. “I got a message from him…

  • Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Find a Newly-Built Home

    Buyers are most likely to find newly-built homes in the South & Mountain West Source: Construction Coverage analysis of Zillow data | Image Credit: Construction Coverage Despite the recent decline in new construction sales nationally, prospective buyers looking for new homes can still find plenty of options in certain markets. Regions in the South and…

  • Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds

    (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau unrolled a new experimental method of using images from space to count new housing construction. “For select areas of interest, Survey of Construction (SOC) data collected by field representatives have been replaced with estimates obtained from satellite imagery to demonstrate the efficacy of this data collection method,”…

  • Windsor looking at ‘staggering’ fee hikes for home builds, new development

    Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local News Published Jan 07, 2025  •  Last updated Jan 07, 2025  •  8 minute read Local developers are expressing concerns over what proposed new development charges will mean for housing affordability in Windsor. Here, construction workers are shown at the site of a single-family home build on Partington Avenue in…

  • Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Find a Newly-Built Home

    Buyers are most likely to find newly-built homes in the South & Mountain West Source: Construction Coverage analysis of Zillow data | Image Credit: Construction Coverage Despite the recent decline in new construction sales nationally, prospective buyers looking for new homes can still find plenty of options in certain markets. Regions in the South and…

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