2010 looks to be a year of good news and bad news for homebuilders. Homebuilding activity definitely is on the rise, thanks in large part to the $8,000 federal tax credit for home buyers. From June through November in St. ...

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Home builders are becoming a bit more optimistic about future demand for their products, so much so that a few of them are building spec homes in St. Charles County and elsewhere in the metropolitan area. “We have 12 right ...

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A weak market and lower mortgage rates are helping make homes in St. Charles County more affordable, according to an analysis recently released by the county's Department of Community Development. There also appears to be a trend to build smaller homes in the county. For years many local not-for-profit organizations and some businesspeople have lobbied local officials to take action to spur the construction of low- and moderate-income housing, which advocates of such projects call affordable housing. The marketplace may be doing what government couldn't or refused to do.

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    To say the real estate industry is in the doldrums, here and elsewhere, is to state the obvious. But when examined closely, there are reasons to be optimistic in 2009. First, while St. Charles County has seen home ...

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