Home Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas

Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 32 states from the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors®. In the third quarter, 28 out of 152 metropolitan statistical areas(1) showed increases in median existing single-family home prices from the same quarter in 2007; four were unchanged and 120 metros... 

Vico Software and Trimble to Integrate Workflows and Use Building Information Models to Construct Better Buildings

Trimble announced the workflow integration of the Vico 5D Virtual Construction(TM) Suite and Trimble construction layout solutions. Now, contractors can create Building Information Models (BIM) in Vico’s Virtual Construction software, export the data directly to the Trimble field layout solution and use the highly accurate data to lay out and construct complex buildings and structures. Extending the Accuracy of BIM to the Field BIM is transforming...