
ACES Finds Second Consecutive Increase in Critical Defect Rate
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate increased to 1.81% during the second quarter, moving closer to the precarious 2% threshold.

October Housing Starts Fall
Privately-owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,311,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Nov. 19.

Clever Real Estate: Buyers Pay More Than $30,000 on Top of Down Payment
Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, released a new study, finding that homebuyers are spending an average of $31,975 on expenses in addition to their down payment and closing costs.