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Market Data + Trends

What Will the Housing Market Look Like for the Rest of 2024?

High home prices, limited inventory, and ever-changing mortgage rates are likely to make the winter 2024 housing market challenging for both buyers and sellers. To figure out ...
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Market Data + Trends

How Housing Costs Have Changed Over the Last 10 Years

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Build to Rent

Single-Family Rental Starts See Rapid Growth

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Labor + Trade Relations

4 Ways to Improve Construction Quality While Keeping Costs to a Minimum

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Markets

10 Housing Markets With the Most Zombie Foreclosures

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Build to Rent

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features

As prices have risen over the past several years, purchasing a home has become an even greater challenge. This has caused many Americans to turn to single-family rentals. When...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Remodeling and Design Firms Optimistic About End-of-Year Activity

Home remodeling and design professionals are feeling optimistic heading into 2025, with business expected to grow rather than decline in the final quarter of the year. According...
Oct. 24, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Existing-Home Sales Drop in September

Sales of existing homes dropped in September. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales fell by 1% month-over-month to an annual rate of 3.84 million...
Oct. 24, 2024
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Design

How the Election Will Influence Your Bedroom

Economic factors, especially during and after election years, have a significant impact on residential interior design trends. When uncertainty around the economy arises—like ...
Oct. 23, 2024

Construction

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Labor + Trade Relations

Share of Open Construction Jobs Continues to Fall

Open construction jobs fell at the end of September to 288,000, down 12% from the previous month and 32% on a year-over-year basis, according to Construction Dive. In September...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Education + Training

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

Applications for Home Builders Institute’s Schools to Skills Grant application is now open through Dec. 20, 2024, according to the National Association of Home Builders. With ...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Construction

Want to Shorten Your Build Time? It Is Possible

While the construction industry suffers longer cycle times, some builders are getting faster...
Oct. 25, 2024
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Financing

Residential Construction Loan Volume Sees Sharpest Drop Since 2012

In Q2 2024, the volume of acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans saw its steepest year-over-year decline since 2012, driven largely by high interest rates...
Oct. 24, 2024

Business Management

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Market Data + Trends

Pending Home Sales Saw Increase in September

Pending home sales rose in September. The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index increased 7.4% to 75.8, the highest rating since March. Compared...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Home Price Growth Slows Even Further

In August, home prices declined for the first time since 2022, according to property information provider CoreLogic. While prices still reached new highs, the CoreLogic S&...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Housing Vacancies Remain Stable During Q3 2024

For both owned and rented homes, vacancy rates remained relatively stable in Q3 2024, with only slight year-over-year changes. According to the Calculated Risk blog, national ...
Oct. 30, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

The recent increase in mortgage rates is affecting homebuyer purchasing power. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is now at 7%, which means someone with a $3,000 monthly budget can...
Oct. 30, 2024

Sales + Marketing

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Demographics

Most Young Homeowners Say They’re Better Off Than They Were 4 Years Ago

Millennials and Generation Z have often been considered unlucky when it comes to issues surrounding housing and affordability. However, that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Oct. 29, 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Majority of Renters Believe They Will Never Own a Home

Homeownership has traditionally been part of the American dream, but for many renters, that dream feels unattainable. That’s according to a recent survey from online lending place...
Oct. 25, 2024
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Markets

These Cities Have the Most Homeowners Under 25

Buying a home is no easy task, especially for younger generations. In recent years, the housing market has become even more challenging for young, first-time homebuyers due to...
Oct. 25, 2024
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Demographics

Homebuying Sentiment Improves, With VA Loan-Holders Leading the Way

Optimism about the economy is boosting confidence in homebuying among prospective homebuyers, but especially for those using a Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan, according to the...
Oct. 22, 2024

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Smart + Connected Home

Upgrading the Smart Home Experience

Smart home technology has become more popular among consumers, but despite this, many homeowners say they aren't having a seamless experience when it comes to their home's gadgets...
Oct. 31, 2024
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Interiors

Designing With Wellness in Mind

Beauty has a direct impact on the brain and our overall well-being, making interior design an important asset to consider when developing a housing community. Multi-Housing News...
Oct. 17, 2024
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Design Best Practices

6 Kitchens Consumers Will Love

Consider these tips to deliver kitchens that meet a broad range of lifestyle needs
Oct. 8, 2024
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Quality Matters

Insulation Best Practices for Sealing the Ceiling

Reliably air-sealing vented attics is a challenge. Pay attention to these details to help ensure greater thermal comfort
Oct. 8, 2024