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Taking place through Sept. 19, Professional Women in Building Week provides various resources for women in the residential construction industry
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Sitting room designed with warm earth tones
From earth tones to spa-inspired spaces, read on to learn which home design trends are here to stay
Sept. 8, 2025
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Row of townhomes against blue sky
Townhomes have has grown in popularity due to their relative affordability compared with single-family detached homes, but that could be changing
Sept. 8, 2025
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View of Denver skyline from City Park
A zoning change to allow five-story, single-stair buildings in Colorado could help increase inventory in cities strapped by affordability challenges
Aug. 26, 2025
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Kitchen showing adaptive features
Senior housing communities often design with adaptivity in mind, but using adaptive design principles can help accommodate people of all ages and abilities
Aug. 25, 2025

Construction

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Liza Hausman / WIRC hero
In this episode of Women at WIRC, we talk with Houzz’s vice president of industry marketing Liza Hausman about how home builders can stay up to date on the latest marketing tools...
Sept. 9, 2025
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Construction workers collaborating at a jobsite
In July, there were 306,000 open, unfulfilled construction jobs, compared with 242,000 the prior month
Sept. 4, 2025
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Manufactured home in progress
Currently, there are more than 22 million Americans living in manufactured homes, with most located in the South
Sept. 3, 2025
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Maor Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Spacial, makes his case at Pitchfest during PCBC 2025. The company, which created an AI-driven solution to more quickly process structural and MEP plans, earned the top prize of $100,000 of investment capital from event co-host Home Technology Ventures.
The latest Pitchfest competition showcased real-world solutions for the housing industry, with one earning $100,000 to further spur its development.
Aug. 26, 2025

Business Management

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Model homes with graph showing home price growth
In most of the U.S., home price growth is slowing or falling altogether. Still, prices overall are forecast to rise 3.9% through the summer of 2026
Sept. 10, 2025
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What will 2026 bring for your building business? Take our annual Housing Forecast Survey to share your insights and projections (and maybe win something)!
Sept. 10, 2025
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Single-family home under construction
Despite a nationwide decline in single-family construction during Q-2 2025, rural and less densely populated areas are experiencing growth, now capturing over half of the market...
Sept. 9, 2025
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Model home next to stack of coins, indicating housing costs
Average property insurance costs have risen nearly 70% over the past five years, now totaling nearly $2,370 for the average single-family home
Sept. 9, 2025

Sales + Marketing

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Home builder shows design concepts to client
After years of experience, most design and construction businesses know the types of projects they excel at, but what can pros do to actually attract these jobs? These tips can...
Sept. 3, 2025
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Older homebuyers looking over plans of a new home
With larger budgets, older homebuyers are choosing where to live based on lifestyle factors. Meanwhile, younger buyers gravitate toward more affordable metros
Aug. 29, 2025
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Are sales lagging in your market or still robust? Are buyers backing out of contracts? Let us know in this one-question poll!
Aug. 29, 2025
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Older homeowners
Baby Boomers may own more homes than other generations, but that doesn’t mean they don’t also have affordability concerns
Aug. 15, 2025

Idea Homes

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As a comedian, media host, and experienced contractor for the building industry, Adam Carolla has always straddled the worlds of entertainment and construction.
July 25, 2025
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The Carolla Build Property Purchased as two separate lots and combined, this 1.7 acre property provides a beautiful and uninterupted 360 degree view of the Las Vegas strip from...
June 30, 2025

Events

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In this episode of Women at WIRC, we talk with passive house pioneer and founder of Phius Kat Klingenberg on why interest in the approach is "skyrocketing" and how resilience ...
Aug. 25, 2025
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In this episode of our Women at WIRC podcast series, Mary Peters, owner of Sasquatch Contracting in Boise, Idaho, tells the story of Yeti Services, a new division that Peters ...
Aug. 7, 2025