For Homeowners and Home Buyers

Give me back my rights!  The Dangers of Binding Mandatory Arbitration (BMA) Clauses
http://www.givemebackmyrights.org/bma-news.htm

ContractorCheck.com  Experian's ContractorCheck reports offer you an easy way to protect yourself from fraudulent and unlicensed contractors.
http://www.contractorcheck.com

JointCenter for Housing Studies  HarvardUniversity's center for information and research on housing in the United States. The JointCenter analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/

Find a BBB Reliability Report
http://search.bbb.org/

Better Business Bureau  Their main website
www.betterbusinessbureau.com

DoItYourself.com  Established in 1995 with a goal to provide consumers with unbiased home improvement and repair information in a community environment.
www.DoItYourself.com

BobVila.com  Do it yourself with help from home improvement and remodeling expert Bob Vila.
www.BobVila.com

The SoundHomeResourceCenter Designed to assist you in making informed decisions about purchasing, constructing, remodeling, and maintaining your home.
http://soundhome.com/topics/topic_notescontractorprices.shtml

Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings  HADD came into existence in response to an overwhelming need of support and resolution from families who felt isolated while coping with their devastating home damage and loss. Because the lone attempts to get their homes fixed proved unsuccessful these families started to find each other and united into a cohesive group with a common cause. It was while testifying before legislative committees in the Kansas state capital that HADD emerged as a national grass roots organization.
http://www.hadd.com/

HomeOwners for BetterBuilding  Uniting Homeowners to protect the Family Dreams of today and Tomorrow
http://www.hobb.org/

Independent Home Inspectors of North America
The Independent Home Inspectors of North America has been providing prospective homebuyers with home inspection information regarding the inherent conflict of interest between real estate agents & home inspectors, including legal issues, since 2000.  http://www.independentinspectors.org

JointCenter for Housing Studies
The JointCenter for Housing Studies is HarvardUniversity's center for information and research on housing in the United States. The JointCenter analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/

AmericanHomeownersResourceCenter  We are a public interest interactive website for homeowners.  The primary driving force behind the American Homeowners Resource Center (AHRC) is a national and international grassroots network of homeowners working together to protect homes.
http://www.ahrc.com/new/index.php/src/home

Contractor From Hell  Helping Homeowners Avoid-And Deal With-A Home Remodeling Nightmare With The Contractors From Hell Since 2000.
http://www.contractorsfromhell.com/index.html

National Home Buyers Coalition  National Home Buyers Coalition is a national organization developed to protect "YOU", the consumer, the homebuyer, the homeowner. There are growing concerns relating to construction defects, arbitration clauses in builder contracts and great controversy in the area of environmentally offensive materials, such as products used to construct the home, history of property prior to development, hazardous waste contaminates within a specified area of the developed property and much more.
http://www.nhbc-dc.com/

For Contractors and Home Builders

Contractors-United.com  As a contractor, teaming up with other reputable contractors who focus on qualities like respect, honor and pride is essential for not only perpetuating excellence and professional workmanship, but in growing your business. The purpose of this website is to unite contractors who share a common vision for exceeding expectations in order to bring high-quality product to our consumers.
http://www.contractors-united.com/

BuildIt  A web based system for construction professionals.  BuildIT helps contracting businesses shine:
» Organize, access, and share your files online
» Schedule multiple jobs running concurrently
» Communicate information to the right person at the right time
http://www.builditsystems.com/