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Slowing home-price growth and lower mortgage rates are causing wage growth to outpace monthly housing costs.
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Design

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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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The 2025 Housing Innovation Summit delivered three days of creative thinking and real-world success stories innovation in the residential sector
Sept. 16, 2025
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Nominations are open through Oct. 31
Sept. 10, 2025
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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

Business Management

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Foreclosure notice on the front door of a home
Foreclosure filings grew by 18% year-over-year. In August, one in every 3,987 homes in the US had a foreclosure filing
Sept. 12, 2025
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Nantucket, Mass.
Not all small towns offer affordable home prices. Some of the nation's top tourist destinations have home values that rival even the largest US metros
Sept. 12, 2025
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Mortgage loan agreement with a stamp of approval
Lenders loosened their standards slightly in August, giving buyers another leg up
Sept. 11, 2025
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Milwaukee city skyline at sunset
The typical U.S. home sits on the market for 60 days, but in some parts of the country they're selling much more quickly
Sept. 10, 2025

Sales + Marketing

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First-time homebuyers speak with a real estate agent
Builders are getting creative with their layouts, building smaller footprints, and focusing on amenities geared toward younger generations
Sept. 11, 2025
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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

Idea Homes

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This rendering of the Carolla Build Idea Home shows how the Rockery Wall blends into the overall design and the natural landscape.
The Carolla Build Idea Home Gains Ground  Every custom home build comes with hurdles, but in the case of Pro Builder’s Carolla Build Idea Home with comedian and popular...
Sept. 17, 2025
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Rockery walls are a popular ftrend in desert communities where blending into the landscape is an aesthetic priority.
Rockery Walls: Unique and Locally Sourced Rockery Walls offer a fresh and functional approach to retaining wall design. Local sourced materials combined with an environmentally...
Sept. 17, 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