LOS ANGELES — Homebuilders say one of the biggest advantages of buying a newly built home is energy efficiency. However, some of the ways that builders make homes burn less cash might not be as ...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants to stir the pot on a highly contentious issue involving homebuilders and their customers: the legality of the discounts, rebates, closing costs, upgrades ...

Homebuilders are always trying to sell their homes, but these days they have an extra incentive — beating the clock. In a few weeks, a financing option used by almost 20 percent of new-home buyers to ...

The share of builders cutting prices has risen in March, industry group says The numbers: Home-builder confidence fell to the lowest level in seven months as builders grew more concerned about the ...

“There’s a fish on the red Naja!” Capt. Antonio Amaral screams from the bridge at the exact same moment a big blue marlin crashes the lure from the inside out. The attack leaves a gigantic hole in the ...

It has been a long two years since the 2010 census proclaimed Kendall County the fastest-growing county in the nation, and today, signs of runaway growth on the fringes of the Chicago area are hard to ...

This holiday season offers a bargain beyond slashed prices on clothes, tools or household trinkets: free furnishings for new-home buyers. Some homebuild-ers are tossing in extras that buyers normally ...