In November, Fannie Mae announced that mortgage servicers would be not only allowed but reimbursed to use clear boarding instead of plywood when securing houses that were in pre-foreclosure. That ...

Ohio enacted the nation’s first statewide ban on mortgage lenders using plywood to board up vacant structures, which some local officials hope will help disguise and stop the spread of housing ...

Abandoned, blighted buildings have been described as a “cancer” in a neighborhood. One home with 4-foot-tall weeds, a sagging porch, and broken or boarded-up windows becomes two, which spreads to four ...

20%. WELL, IF YOU DRIVE THE I-80 CAUSEWAY IN YOLO COUNTY, YOU’VE NOTICED THE CONSTRUCTION. BUT SOME DRIVERS ARE POINTING OUT SOME THINGS THEY THINK ARE PRETTY UNUSUAL. AND THEY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, ...

Using basic home-improvement supplies as interior design details is par for the course these days. First came pegboard storage, then bare plywood cabinetry, and now, we're seeing another material take ...