These design gems from the 2020 Best in American Living Awards help make a house a home
Sales + Marketing
3 Inconvenient Truths About ‘Buy Online’
Exclusively online home sales can’t happen until home builders tackle these key issues
Affordability
Affordability Worsens for First-Time Buyers
Buying a home remained difficult in the second quarter of 2021, but it became even more difficult…
Design
These design gems from the 2020 Best in American Living Awards help make a house a home
House Review
4 Diverse Live/Work Designs
Four home designs that offer a diverse range of solutions for live/work developments, from large projects with dedicated street-level work spaces to single-family and duplex concepts that respond to current work-at-home opportunities.
House Review
4 Ways to Do Outdoor Living on Small Lots
These efficient solutions provide great amenities for both relaxation and exercise
The dramatic shift in design trends during the past 12 months resulted from Americans’ pandemic…
Outdoor living amenities are getting bigger and better as themes of wellness and nature become…
Storage solutions seek to solve the issue of inadequate space to cleverly hold clothing, kids' toys…
Updated July 19, 2021 | Follow the journey of building the America at Home Study concept home, completed within 60 days and fitted with the most desired features for today’s homebuyers
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A simple push is all it takes to access anything you need behind these sleek cabinet doors. With…
The look of real wood with faster installation and lower total installed cost versus fiber cement…
An impact-resistant Select Shake roof from DaVinci Roofscapes adds new life, value and curb appeal…
Titebond is pleased to announce the introduction of two products designed to enhance the quality…
Coronavirus
Design Trends In and Out for 2021
The dramatic shift in design trends during the past 12 months resulted from Americans’ pandemic…
Present and Future Impacts of the Delta Variant on the Housing Market
The housing market’s reaction to the pandemic was unexpected, but now that the delta variant is…
Fewer Foreign Buyers Meant $20 Billion Less for U.S. Housing Market
COVID-19 restrictions kept foreign buyers from spending billions of dollars on the U.S. housing…
Sellers Say Goodbye to Their Homes, But Not Their Appliances
In today’s housing market, sellers are flexing their upper hand and claiming their appliances,…
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Construction
More needs to be done for recruiting new workers into the construction trades, says the National…
Government + Policy
Senate Reinstates Water and Sewer Exemption in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The National Association of Home Builders sought to restore an exemption for water and sewer…
Building Materials
What Saw Mills Experienced During Lumber Price Spikes and Why
Remodeling, DIY, and home building demand pushed lumber prices to new heights this past year, and…
Builder PulteGroup has agreed to construct 7,500 single-family built-for-rent homes over the span…
Housing made up 16.9% of the country’s GDP during the second quarter of 2021, only slightly off a…
The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows an unexpected fall in new-home sales,…
Permits and land purchases point toward an increase of supply over the next two years, says John…
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Business
Why cost containment is key for builders, suppliers, and trades as rising costs continue to raise home prices and threaten new-home affordability
Builders are feeling their margins being squeezed. How to respond? Here are 10 suggestions
While other home builders have upped the cost of a project amid rising materials costs, one Texas…
Current supply-chain challenges serve to reveal new possibilities for supplying materials for new-home construction
As the demand surges for new homes and home improvements, so does the demand for those who can…
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Housing Giants
2021 Housing Giants List—Builder Rankings by Revenue
Pro Builder's annual Housing Giants list provides a snapshot in time of builders’ perceived opportunities and challenges. This year proved exceptional, with unprecedented challenges stemming from the pandemic
2021 Housing Giants Report: An Unforgettable Forgettable Year
New and old challenges confronted the housing industry in 2020, and it may never be the same
Home Builders Ask: Where’s the Land?
You still need a checkbook, but for home builders finding and acquiring land also requires planning, perseverance, and thinking outside the box
The Supply Chain's Perfect Storm
Never before have home builders had to navigate a market where houses are pre-selling fast while the cost of so many resources is rising and so many supplies are constrained at the same time
