Vacation and Investment Home Market Insights
A recent report finds that beach homes are the most sought-after vacation-home type, and the investment potential of a second home is an important factor in homebuyers' purchasing decisions
How Much Income Do First-Time Buyers Need to Afford the Average Home?
The median-priced home is unaffordable in 44 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas
What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders
The legal settlement will improve transparency during the home sales process, mitigate predatory practices, and help preserve profitability for home builders
Mortgage Rates Are Up but New-Home Sales Still Solid in March
Lack of existing home inventory drove a rise in new-home sales, despite higher interest rates in March
Mention of Eco-Friendly Home Features Is on the Rise in Sales Listings
Home listing descriptions using eco-friendly terms have been rising over the past five years in line with growing consumer interest in the environment and energy efficiency
New-Home Sales and Navigating the 3 D’s: Death, Divorce, and Downsizing
Here’s how home sales experts manage challenging lifestyle changes with and for their buyers
What This Home Construction CEO Thinks About the Current Market
Home builders are seeing unprecedented demand for new homes as existing home listings are minimal and consumer interests are shifting. One of the…
New-Home Listings Drop as Construction Hurdles Limit Builders
Last month, listings for newly built homes dropped 4.1% year over year. Just before, in July, those new build listings increased by 3.8%. The drop…
Affordability
Current Home Prices Are Too Costly for Average Homeowner
In the majority of US counties, the current median price of a home or condo is far too expensive for an average homeowner. CNBC reports that 63%…
Market Data + Trends
August Existing Home Sales Hit 14-Year High
August became yet another record breaking month for the housing market. Tight home supply pushed home prices up 11.4% annually, a new record high…
Real Estate Agents: To Increase Sales, Builders Need to Be More Flexible
Real estate agents want home builders to work with them more on new homes, according to a recent study conducted in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.…
How Affordable Are Homes for First-Time Buyers?
If rising prices, historically low inventory, an entire pandemic, and record unemployment did not keep first-time buyers away, will anything?…
Why Are There Fewer Homes Being Built?
Although the housing market appears to be constructing, selling, and buying at unprecedented rates, there are less homes being built now compared…
Outdoor Living
Top 5 Landscaping Features That Increase Home Value
It's well known that curb appeal is important. These landscaping elements can make the difference in increasing a home's value
Dear Online Sales Specialist
As COVID-19 accelerates home builders switch to digital marketing tools, online sales people are dealing with insane levels of leads to chase. Jen…
New Construction Home Sales Surged in July
The notion that new home sales are being driven by buyers fleeing to the suburbs might be debatable, but the impact of tight inventory and low…
