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After the Recession, Builders Will Enter a Brave New World

After the bust, builders might be surprised at what future shoppers will want to buy. What they're building, though, doesn't always match...


Brave New World

 

New-Home Shoppers Could Power Economic Recovery

2009 BUILDER/American LIVES New-Home Shopper Survey sheds new light on perceptions about the home.

 
modest proposal: for judy rosen and brooks townes (between moves) the ideal house would be small, but high quality.

Boomers' Wants and Needs Will Alter Housing Landscape

By 2011, half of all homeowners will be over 50. But the current housing landscape doesn't necessarily provide what they want -- or need.


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finally arrived: cambodian-american tooch van, wife chorvy, and son winston, outside the lowell, mass., home they bought with help from a local housing group.

Owning a Home is Still the Dream of Immigrants

But where builders and their products fit into that vision differs for each buyer group.


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    A nonprofit group in Massachusetts gives immigrant home buyers a leg up.

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    A Texas builder hooks up with a local Realtor to market condos to Mexican nationals.

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    A Cuban-American nurse looks beyond Miami.