TriStone Homes has begun work on the next phase of development in the Laurel Mountain Ranch subdivision.

Although February is the slowest month of the year for home sales, Albuquerque’s market is showing solid signs that a modest recovery is underway.

Developer Jack DeBoer said Wednesday the WaterWalk project in downtown Wichita is actively seeking new tenants despite the tough economic environment.

Sales of single-family homes in February across the four-county Milwaukee area broke an eight-month streak of increases, declining 1.5 percent compared with the same month last year, according to housing statistics released by Metro MLS Inc.

An estimated 26 percent of the construction work force in Arizona lost jobs in 2009.