Building Trends

How to Find the Perfect Lot, the Tony Visconti Way

By Amy Puchaty / May 19, 2017 /

Are you one of the thousands of Dallas home buyers scrambling to find the perfect lot to build your dream home?  Despite the frantic land grab sweeping North Texas, there are still several area neighborhoods offering prime lots to build and buy, but where are they? We went straight to the source – Tony Visconti,…

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Ask a Builder: Will Local Building be Hurt by Trump’s Canadian Lumber Tariff?

By Heather Hunter / May 4, 2017 /

Last week, the Trump Administration announced a new tariff of up to 24 percent on Canadian lumber. According to a report by CNN Money, Canadian lumber accounts for nearly a third of all lumber used in the United States, and the new duty could raise the price of homebuilding by six percent, on average. “For…

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Dallas Builders Association Hosts State of The Industry Summit April 13

By Joanna England / March 23, 2017 /

The economic climate in Dallas and in the nation has shone a light on the challenges our region faces: labor shortages, tight housing supply, and steadily increasing home prices. What does the future look like considering the conditions today? Find out that and more during the Dallas Builders Association “State of the Industry” Summit from…

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Midway Hollow Modern New Build Features Two Shipping Containers

By Bethany Erickson / March 16, 2017 /

My six-year-old son has been obsessed with a new build in our neighborhood of Midway Hollow ever since we saw the two shipping containers on the lot.   Every week, we drive past the home he dubbed “The Container House” at least once, and every time he says, “Mom, this is going to be the…

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Phil Crone: The Texas Legislature’s Impact on the Housing Industry

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 13, 2017 /

By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association With so much of the news cycle focusing on Washington, D.C., many may be unaware that Texas is in the thick of a legislative session. That will certainly change soon as we approach the March 10 bill filing deadline and debate heats up on topics ranging from…

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