WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking their third straight week below 3% amid signs of the recovering economy’s strength.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average for the benchmark 30-year home-loan rate eased to 2.96% from 2.98% last week. At this ...
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses machines to deposit thin layers of plastic, metal, concrete and other materials atop one another, eventually ...
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers’ new home is a 1,011-square foot, two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But they are actually at the cutting edge of housing construction ...
Talk to 90% of HVAC specialists, and they’ll tell you that if you want your home to be perfectly ventilated, it’s probably going to cost you. Now, yes, ventilation does use energy, and energy costs money, however, new technology has allowed us to drop the amount of energy you need in a big ...
Air conditioning problems are among the last things Utah homeowners want to worry about during summertime. Unfortunately, many homeowners ignore signs that an air conditioning unit is becoming inefficient, which can lead to lost money and a sudden replacement. At Western Heating & ...
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the second consecutive month in March because there are so few on the market, and the fierce competition for those that do exist is pushing prices to new highs.Existing home sales fell 3.7% last month from February to a seasonally-adjusted rate ...
