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If you are in the home building or real estate arena, you may need some help attracting clients to your properties. The good news is Google has added "home for sale" search features to Google Maps.

Earlier this year, Google expanded this functionality by letting you select "real estate" from the "more" menu. Now Google has launched a much more robust feature. And the best part for you builders or real estate agents out there, you can list your homes for free on Google Maps.

"In the past, if yo… Continue

Buyers Are Earning $8,500 Rebate From Gastineau Log Homes
Bonus: Helps Local Economy

(New Bloomfield, MO) To help hardworking Americans realize the dream of owning a log home, the largest oak log home manufacturer in the U.S. has launched its own rebate program. All buyers putting a deposit down on a new home by Nov. 1st are receiving $8,500 in home building credit from Gastineau Log Homes in New Bloomfield, Missouri.

The company has seen a surge of clients who are using the rebate to furnish… Continue

As we are all aware, the current housing market has been challenging, to say the least. The publishing industry is in the midst of one of its toughest years in history as well, so here at Home Buyer Publications, we are feeling it on both fronts. After a very careful review and exploration of all channels, we have decided to suspend publication of Building Systems Magazine. This was a very difficult decision for us to make, since we believe that systems built housing and its inherent “gre… Continue

Epoch Homes (Pembroke, NH) is one modular home manufacturer that has gotten into the green home building business in the Northeast in a big way. Recently, architect John Rossi and partner Quincy Vale, owners of Powerhouse Enterprises, saw a need for a quick, green solution for a small office, weekend home, starter-house or bachelor pad. They created the PowerPod, a self-contained modular green building with about 500 sq.ft. of living space.… Continue

The number of newly built, single-family homes on the market declined for a 23rd consecutive month in March as builders focused on winnowing down their inventories of unsold units, according to new-home sales data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department today. Inventory shrank to 311,000 units, which is a 10.7-month supply at the current sales pace.

"Builders are doing a great job of thinning the supply of unsold homes and positioning themselves for a slow but steady housing recovery," noted N… Continue