Source: Associated Press/AP Online Publication date: March 24, 2011 By JANNA HERRON NEW YORK – Fixed mortgage rates edged up this week, but even 30-year rates below 5 percent have done little to boost home sales. Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 4.81 percent from 4.76 percent…
Custom Home Online features an article this month on the latest in kitchen and bath design trends. Highlights include: Darker cabinet finishes still strong French door refrigerators are gaining popularity LED lighting is emerging as an energy-conserving alternative Vessel sinks in bathrooms Matte-finished faucets such as brushed nickel See the complete list and a slideshow…
With spring right around the corner, now is the time to begin planning that long-overdue renovation to your backyard. Patio? Covered porch? Summer kitchen? Deck? Pool? Dreambuilder can handle all of it for you in one unified project from design to completion. We can even help you divide the project into phases that you can…
By Jenny Sullivan, BUILDER magazine There’s plenty to admire about this cliff-dwelling house off the Southern California coast. It’s got a 60-foot infinity pool, retractable glass doors that open wide to the breeze, radiant heat floors in the kitchen and bathrooms, and a unique exterior skin of chili-pepper–red steel-trowel stucco, accented with quartzite stonework. It’s…
Dreambuilder Nine, our master bath remodel for the Hughes family, is now in progress, and you can see construction photos on Dreambuilder’s Facebook page. Be sure and check back every couple of days as new photos are uploaded. This remodel will take about three weeks to complete. This week, the first week, consists of demolition…