By The Associated Press
Published: August 20,2012
U.S. builders broke ground on slightly fewer homes in July than June. But in a hopeful sign for future construction, applications for building permits rose to their highest level since August 2008.
By Scott Baughman
Published: August 16,2012
The Big Ben pub on Providence Road stopped being a watering hole when it went up in flames about two years ago. Now, the site is being reborn, going from a place where people might have had to call a cab to a place where they can buy a phone.
By The Associated Press
Published: August 16,2012
U.S. homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery in August, as many reported that prospects for sales are the best they’ve been since the home bubble burst five years ago.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 30,2012
A thirty-four-acre property on Carmel Road will become residential multifamily if the City Council follows the committee’s recommendation. That change would allow the developer, Faison-Hollow, to tear down the midpriced apartment complex and build 390 upscale units.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 23,2012
The uptick in homebuilding activity comes as some homebuilders say Mecklenburg County’s code enforcement department is taking longer than builders would like to inspect projects and approve plans. Builders say the waits are costing them money.
By The Associated Press
Published: July 19,2012
Home construction is making a long-awaited recovery that could help energize the U.S. economy. Builders are responding to interest from buyers attracted by cut-rate prices, record-low mortgage rates and rising rents, which have made a home purchase comparatively appealing.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: July 16,2012
For the Democratic National Convention Committee, being given the keys to Time Warner Cable Arena this week is a bit like being entrusted with the keys to a parent’s car. The goal is to return it without a scratch.
By john.stodder
Published: July 12,2012
As part of the U.S. government’s two-year education campaign, which began in April, to reduce deaths and injuries from falls on construction jobs, every construction-related death from falling is noted to followers with a tweet.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 12,2012
GCI is looking to build about 250 apartments on the site next to Providence Pointe and has asked the city to rezone the property from “MX-2 mixed-use” to “UR-2 urban residential conditional” so the company can get started on its project. Opponents, though, say they are worried about, among other things, the project bringing more traffic to the area.
By The Associated Press
Published: July 5,2012
A surge in homebuilding pushed U.S. construction spending up by the largest amount in five months, the latest indication that the housing sector is slowly recovering.
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