If you want to build a new home, there are things you need to know before you begin. Learn about construction standards and about buying land, so you know your rights.

If you want to build a new home, there are things you need to know before you begin. Learn about construction standards and about buying land, so you know your rights.
New single-family home sales jumped in June, as housing demand was supported by low interest rates, a renewed consumer focus on the importance of housing, and rising demand in lower-density markets like suburbs and exurbs, said the National Association of Home Builders. Census and HUD estimated new home sales in June at a 776,000 seasonally adjusted annual pace, a 14% gain over May…
In recent years, Americans have been less interested in living in those sprawling McMansions in the suburbs, as people of all ages gravitated toward walk-able urban neighborhoods. The prevailing wisdom: Who needs all that space, anyway? What does it matter if you have only 400 square feet of living space…