Design/Build Does It All - 2003-01-01
In the early days of remodeling, few if any companies were able to design as well as build their projects. Remodeling projects for the top 10% of the remodeling market were usually designed by architects.

As the price of homes continues to increase, boosted by attractive mortgage rates, the market for design/build expands even further. As time goes by, there will likely will be less-complicated projects.
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Space Crunch - 2003-01-01
Go through Loudoun County, Va., 40 miles west of Washington, and you'll see the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lush green hills, and the waves of rooftops belonging to the thousands of homes built annually in the county.

The second-fastest growing county in the nation, assisted by attractive mortgage rates according to the most recent U.S. Census numbers, Loudoun's population increased 12.6 percent between 2000 and 2001, to 190,903 people.
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