Remodeling growth expected this year
The double-digit gains in home-remodeling activity are expected to continue for the first half of 2014, before slowing to just under 10 percent in the third quarter, [Read More...]
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Sacramento Kings cash in on Bitcoin
The Sacramento Kings NBA team just became the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin, according to an announcement from payment processor BitPay. [Read More...]
Kings have largest home attendance increase in the NBA
Even with a slow start on the court, the Sacramento Kings have seen the largest boost in home attendance in the NBA. Sports Business Daily reported Wednesday that the [Read More...]
HUD says the FHA is back on track
Homebuyers who need affordable mortgages that permit a low down payment and flexible guidelines often choose loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. The [Read More...]
Home-building trends include big garages, tray ceilings
It was a long stretch of disappointing monthly billings reports from the American Institute of Architects, reflecting the prolonged housing downturn and the reluctance of [Read More...]
Be Water Smart During Dry Winter
It’s official: We’re headed into another dry year. The recent Sierra snow survey confirmed what local water officials feared: Snow levels are way below normal – just 20 [Read More...]
Water situation is dire, requires action
Plan for a dry 2014 – so parched that extraordinary measures are needed now. California depends on a few winter storms in the Sierra Nevada between October and April for [Read More...]
Buyers Wrap Up Surprising Number of New Home Sales From Thanksgiving To New Year’s
Builders wrapped up 2013 by delivering a surprising number of new home sales for the holidays, normally the quietest time for residential real estate. Sales figures for [Read More...]
Sierra snow survey points to dry year ahead
One month into winter, and it looks a lot like summer all across California. The state is experiencing one of the driest starts to winter ever recorded, proved by the clear [Read More...]
Coffee Bar’s Curiously Effective Blend
Coffee Bar in downtown Redding has a remarkable sense of self. The roasters know where every bean comes from. The décor is streamlined and features a single theme, rather [Read More...]
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