In this webinar from the New Home Trends Institute, four industry pros from the John Burns Research and Consulting team explore what’s next for their particular focus areas. The team predicts 2024 will be the "year of hunkering down" and looks at data informing a wide range of trends affecting housing, from market dynamics and consumer spending to the availability of developable land and changes home builders are making so their homes are more attainable.
To keep costs down, builders and architects have been continuing to simplify homes—from limiting the number and size of windows to making homes boxier. Now they are taking it a step further and removing parts of the home, like the formal dining room, basement, and even the garage.
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