American Homes

Dwell Magazine's Top 10 Best Homes In America

Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: American-Homes, Modernism, Eero Saarinen, American Homeowners, Architecture, Le Corbusier, Homeowners, Modern Architecture, American Architecture, Functionality, Real Estate, Arts News

The editors at Dwell sifted through the hundreds of homes featured over the past ten years to create their new special issue, Best Homes in America. ...

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Size Matters: Americans Moving to Smaller Homes

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Home Design, American Homes, Energy-Efficient Home Design, AIA Home Design Trends Survey 2010, American House Size, Affordable Housing, Affordable Homes, Green Homes, Eco-Friendly Home Design, Aia, American Institure of Architects, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

With the housing market in a slump and more homeowners concerned about rising utility costs, this move toward smaller homes makes sense -- but it's not driven solely by economics.

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Chinese Drywall Leads To Corrosion

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Drywall, Building-Materials, American-Homes, Business News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall...

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The Unattainable Home

John F. Wasik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, Merrill Lynch, Foreclosure, American-Homes, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, American Dream, Foreclosure News, Business News
John F. Wasik

Even before the home bubble burst, homes cost too much for more than four out of ten Americans. About 7.5 million people were spending more than half of their income on housing costs.

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Chinese Property Hunters To Raid US

Financial Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Economy, Housing Market, Chinese Buying Homes California, Chinese Buying American Properties, American Homes, Los Angeles, Chinese Buying Homes Los Angeles, Chinese, Housing Crisis, Chinese Shopping United States, US Housing Market, San Francisco, Economy, World News

Chinese bargain hunters are preparing to descend on American cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, where homeowners have suffered some of the ...

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