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The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…

Construction crews set the frame of a home in the 1400 block of East Stockbridge Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 in this MLive file photo. New home building codes setting minimums standards requiring greater levels of energy efficiency were set to go into effect on Aug. 29, 2025, but the state…

<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> The Michigan Court of Claims has issued a pause on implementing new energy efficiency requirements for new homes, after a challenge from two home builders associations arguing the new stipulations would increase construction costs and drive up costs for homebuyers. In their complaint, the Home Builders Association of Michigan and the…

Manteca — coming off its second highest year ever for single family home building with 1,130 housing permits issued — is likely to surpass 100,000 residents sometime in 2028. In the fiscal year ending June 30, the city issued 1,130 permits for new single family homes. Toss in the 100-unit affordable housing project that got…

The foundation has been laid and the walls are going up for the very first home in Aurora’s new “smart neighborhood,” part of a partnership between Nicor Gas and Habitat for Humanity that looks to build a net-zero emission, affordable community. Habitat Green Freedom, located near the intersection of Jericho Road and Edgelawn Drive, will…

The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Still, some parts of…

Palantir Technologies powered up nearly 5% and reached a record high on the stock market today. A member of Investor’s Business Daily’s IBD 50 and IBD Big Cap 20 lists, Palantir is extended from a 133.49 buy point. The stock has nearly doubled so far this year.

GE Vernova Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $546.65, which the company achieved on July 11th.

Cathie Wood and Ark Invest scooped up nearly 60,000 shares of TeslaTSLA in Friday’s stock market as CEO Elon Musk seeks further cooperation between his businesses with SpaceX and potentially Tesla investing in his artificial intelligence company,

More than 1,000 new home starts have been permitted in Pflugerville and Hutto since mid-2024, according to Bohlke Reports. The surge is driven by population growth, land availability and relative affordability, at a time when nearby cities offer fewer opportunities for large-scale residential expansion—a trend identified by builders, brokers and city officials. “One of the…