Struggle To Hold Price Lines Threatened by Rising Costs
Washington area home builders president W Evans Buchanan warns in NAHB publication that rising costs for labor materials and land threaten housing price stability. He cites 5 percent rise in single family costs 1959 to 1963 and a 15 percent jump in median FHA site costs, urging cooperation among labor, manufacturers, and local officials to hold prices and keep homes affordable.
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Washington
National Association of Home Builders
Warts
NAHB
Buchanan
Washington, D.C
Commerce Department
Kelly Lumber To Sell Skydome Skylights In Area
Kelly Lumber Co Inc at 397 Crane Ave will stock Skydome brand acrylic dome skylights from American Cyanamid s Building Products Division for residential and light construction use. The line promises day lighting, space efficiency, privacy and reduced illumination costs with minimal maintenance. Established in 1927, the firm is led by John Kelly.
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Kelly Lumber Co., Inc
Crane Ave
American J. Cyanamid Co
John Kelly
Make Better Neighbors The House Doctor Observations
House Doctor discusses fences as boundaries and aesthetics, describing stretcher and diamond lattice styles, post placement, and materials. It includes reader questions on tree seats, damp cellars, chrome furniture rust, and wallpaper matching with practical fixes.
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Tytterman Baum
Deat House
A. W
Executive mobility drives corporate real estate holdings rise
Corporations increasingly own large suburban homes for transferring executives, a practice costing about 106 million dollars annually. Firms absorb sale losses and handle mortgages, maintenance, and taxes while real estate spin offs like Homoquity Inc and new relocations firms push into managing employee moves nationwide.
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General Motors
International Business Machines
General Electric
Relocation Finance Corp
St. Louis
Shear Resistance Popularized Early Plywood
The U S Forest Products laboratory helped popularize shear resistance in plywood, noting fir plywood panels strengthen walls floors and roofs. By nailing sheets to a square frame and applying force in the plane, plywood resists deformation, protecting structures from earthquakes and high winds.
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U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
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