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Indiana Has Three of the Most Livable Small Cities in the U.S.
While big cities attract many people seeking economic opportunity, a new ranking shows how livability in 10 small cities across the U.S., with…
Ready or Not: Smart Home Trends at CES 2018
At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, sleep tech was on the forefront of new smart home products and innovations,…
Lawmakers Seek to Bail Out National Flood Insurance Program
The federal program providing the only flood insurance available for most American homeowners is set to expire on Friday. The program owes…
December 2017 Was the 35th Consecutive Month of Falling For-Sale Housing Inventory
Zillow's December 2017 Housing Market report concludes that there is 'no end in sight' to the inventory crisis in…
Builders Are Optimistic Despite Drop in Housing Starts at the End of 2017
Economists forecasted housing starts totaling 1.28 million in December 2017, falling 8.2 percent to a 1.19 million annual rate. Home construction…
Remodeling Spending to Rise in 2018
New projections show that homeowner remodeling spending will be roughly $340 billion in 2018, up 7.5 percent from estimated spending in 2017. …
The Best and Worst States for Retirees in the U.S.
While Florida may be a retirement 'mecca', other states including Colorado, Virginia, Iowa, and South Dakota were recently ranked as some of the…
Issues High on Builders' Minds for 2018
The top problem builders expect to face in 2018 is the cost and availability of labor, an issue for 82 percent of builders in 2017.
In a…
The Conversion Question in Washington, D.C.
To encourage conversions of older commercial buildings for residential use in the nation's capital, where the office vacancy rate is around 11.4…
States With the Highest Property Tax Burdens Are on the Coasts
According to new analysis of 2016 Census data, property owners in the New York metropolitan area, at $7,471, pay…