Hello Friends of Kogan Builders!
Check out Kogan’s page at Buzztown.com where you can see a sneak peek of our parade entry.
From this site you can:
Be sure to stay tuned, as all of the web pages are currently being developed. New additions, photos and articles are coming soon!
See you in Sept!!
-The Kogan Team
We found a great article from Builder Magazine. It talks about 10 cost-effective construction strategies that will increase energy efficiency of a home. Read the Article Here
Kogan Builders has a few favorites from this list, that prove to be very beneficial, especially in our climate. These design and construction techniques offer the most bang for your buck when investing in energy efficiency.
As a certified Green Builder and Energy Star Partner, Kogan Builders has the education and resources to offer our clients the most energy efficient home to fit their budget! If you have any questions about cost-effective ways to save on energy bills, don’t hesitate to give us a call!
Get excited, the 2009 Parade of Homes is less than a month away…
Join us September 12-13th and 19-20th at our home at 86 Roble Way. The Parade runs from 9am to 4pm each Saturday and Sunday and tickets are good for both weekends!
We are very excited to present this beautiful home, and Parade guests will also have a chance to meet the owners! Below is a snapshot of our page as it will appear in the Parade’s publication.
Get your tickets at BuzzTown.com or at the Bank of Colorado located on Main Ave in Durango.
Hello to all Kogan Builders Blog Followers!
Here is some more encouraging news as it relates to the National housing market and new construction for single-family homes. I clipped this information from an article on builderonline.com titled “Single-Family Construction Spending Grows For First Time in 40 Months”, enjoy.
-Trevor
For the first time in more than three years, spending for single-family construction grew in June on a monthly basis, increasing 2.4% compared to May. This translates into a seasonally adjusted level of $93.5 billion, which is 51.1% below June 2008’s level, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
It represents the first increase in this category in 40 months, according to Patrick Newport, U.S. economist of IHS Global Insight, who predicts single-family construction will continue to grow in the months to come.
Overall, construction spending increased slightly in June, rising 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted level of $965.7 billion compared to May. Those June figures stand 10.2% below the same month one year ago.
Some more positive information taken from an article on the wsj.com showing good economic signs and the markets ability to bounce back from the bottom quicker than expected.
-Trevor
The stock market managed to extend its winning streak to four sessions on Tuesday after spending most of the trading day moving between small gains and losses.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33.63 points, or 0.4%, to 9320.19, its highest close since Nov. 4. The Dow has risen 2.8% over the last four trading days.
The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index rose 3.02 points, or 0.3%, to 1005.65 and the Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 2.70 points, or 0.1%, to 2011.31.
Monday, the S&P 500 topped 1000 for the first time since November and the Nasdaq closed above 2000 for the first time since October after better-than-expected earnings and economic data powered the market higher through July.