Vacation and Investment Home Market Insights
A recent report finds beach homes to be the most sought-after vacation-home type and that the investment potential of a second home is an important factor in the purchasing decision
How Much Income Do First-Time Buyers Need to Afford the Average Home?
The median-priced home is unaffordable in 44 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas
What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders
The legal settlement will improve transparency during the home sales process, mitigate predatory practices, and help preserve profitability for home builders
Mortgage Rates Are Up but New-Home Sales Still Solid in March
Lack of existing home inventory drove a rise in new-home sales, despite higher interest rates in March
Mention of Eco-Friendly Home Features Is on the Rise in Sales Listings
Home listing descriptions using eco-friendly terms have been rising over the past five years in line with growing consumer interest in the environment and energy efficiency
New-Home Sales and Navigating the 3 D’s: Death, Divorce, and Downsizing
Here’s how home sales experts manage challenging lifestyle changes with and for their buyers
More New Homes Selling at a Discount
New research finds that prices were cut at least once, and in some cases significantly, on…
New-Home Sales Dive in December
While official data on new-home sales has yet to be released due to the…
Sales + Marketing Best Practices
Road Map for a Great Customer Journey
Buying a home is stressful. Here’s how to ease your buyers’ anxieties and guide them on a path to an excellent experience
Lean Building
Putting the Value Back in Value Engineering for Home Builders
It isn't about cutting costs. It's about adding value to the homes you build
Digital Marketing
Marketing 2019: The A.I.-Data Connection
For home builders that want to get ahead in an increasingly competitive market, let artificial intelligence optimize your customer data
The Year of the First-Time Buyer
Due to pent-up demand, NerdWallet predicts that first-time homebuyers will dominate the market in 2019.
Eighty percent…
Which Markets Will Boom in 2019?
Realtor.com predicts 10 surprising markets that will see booming home sales and prices in 2019.
The site’s economic team…
November Home Sales Drop 12 Percent in Southern California
Southern California saw its fourth consecutive monthly decline in home sales in November, with a sharp drop of 12 percent.
The Los…
9 in 2019: Housing Trends to Watch
A new ranking reveals 9 challenges, welcome developments, and housing's most wanted…
