Explore the Desert Comfort Idea Home
Take a virtual walkthrough of the bright and airy living spaces inside the Desert Comfort Idea Home...
Luxury Meets Legacy in a Family-Oriented Lakeside Custom Home
This project from the 2022 Best in American Living Awards is inspired by its legacy and location and creates a new foundation for future generations to call home
2022 BALA Projects: Kitchens That Cook
These kitchens from the 2022 Best in American Living Awards showcase on-trend design and innovative ideas for any price point
A Texas Empty Nester Home and Studio With Room for Family, Too
A renowned residential designer takes on the task of creating his next home, and the result is both beautiful and functional
Custom Home Building Posts Steady Gains in Q3 2022
The custom building market reported strong year-over-year growth in the third quarter of 2022 despite waning confidence from builders and developers
Custom Home: A Modern Design of Light and Magic
This light-filled California custom home reached back into the past to create a stunning present and a memorable future with a design that offers diverse outdoor living options and an invitingly warm, modern aesthetic
Custom Builder
Custom Home Building Posts Steady Gains in Q3 2022
The custom building market reported strong year-over-year growth in the third quarter of 2022 despite waning confidence from builders and developers
Design
Custom Home: A Modern Design of Light and Magic
This light-filled California custom home reached back into the past to create a stunning present and a memorable future with a design that offers diverse outdoor living options and an invitingly warm, modern aesthetic
Prefab + Panelization
Overcoming Stigma, Buyers Are Turning to Prefab Homes
An offspring of the mobile home, stylish manufactured homes are taking buyers by surprise and offering a reprieve from record high housing prices
Net Zero
Net Zero: The Desert Comfort Experience Home Navigates a Perfect Storm
This net-zero energy home in the Arizona desert weathered its share of delays before construction started, highlighting building industry inefficiencies—all exacerbated by the pandemic
Custom Home Design
Custom Age-in-Place Living
There seems to be a disconnect between custom builders and 55+ builders, this despite the fact that a great deal of custom homes are built for…
The New American Home
Sign of the Times: The New American Home 2021
See how The New American Home 2021 highlights and serves a growing market of luxury urban living
Custom Home Design
Custom Home Building Activity Lags Behind Overall Market
While single-family home construction continues to boom, custom home building lags behind. The National Association of Home Builders reports that…
Home Design
Homes Should Not Be Designed as 'One Size Fits All'
Home designs need diversity, and builders should listen to buyer desires
House Plans
On the Boards: 4 Home Designs Offering a Variety of Looks/Lifestyles
Four designs that showcase a range of housing types, architectural styles, and lifestyle needs
Home Design
Post-COVID, Homeowners Look for Homes That Do More
With a host of activities that previously occurred outside the home now taking place inside it because of the pandemic, homes—just like their occupants—are being required to adapt
