Trends

New analysis of home sales finds the best features to emphasize in for-sale listings, and how much of a price premium they may bring. 

Best-Selling Home Features

Urban markets have been impacted most by the recent housing market slowdown, according to a new study of exurban, suburban, and urban market trends in the 100 biggest U.S. metros.

Recent Cooldown Impacting Overheated Urban Markets

Developers and owners can join AIA's 2030 commitment to create carbon neutral buildings, developments, and renovations;  new concrete manufacturing technique that may help reverse advance of climate change, Skender and Z Modular coming to Chicago, and more... 

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As more developers turn to micro units and tiny homes as a way to solve the affordability crisis, they’ll need architectural tricks and stylish compact products for their kitchens and baths. We’ve found some that will fit right in.

8 Products Perfect for Small Homes, Condos

The nation's housing markets, even in the priciest ZIP codes, are shifting in advantage toward home buyers after years of favoring sellers. Year-over-year, 10 times as many of the 100 biggest U.S. metros now favor buyers.

Tide Turning Toward Buyers

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo recently released their latest earnings reports, showing that mortgage originations and lending had double-digit drops over the previous year, and JPM CEO Jamie Dimon told analysts, “Non-banks are becoming competitors."

Big Banks Losing Mortgage Market Share

Along with billions of dollars in new investments from companies like Amazon, Nashville is bringing in about 100 new people per day. Local leaders recently spoke at the Urban Land Institute's Spring Meeting in Music City.

100 New Residents Per Day in This City

Experts say that remodeling spending is set to slow down in the U.S. through the first quarter of 2020, projecting annual growth will decelerate from seven percent this quarter to 2.6 percent in Q1 2020. 

Forecast: Remodeling Spending Decelerating Through Q1 2020

Many Millennials are putting their first home purchase ahead of other life milestones like getting married and starting a family, despite ongoing affordability pressures. 

Homeownership Top Milestone for These Buyers

First-timers and downsizers are increasingly heading to the exurbs in search of affordable, and often newer single-family homes in communities with lower density. 

Exurbs Rising

Los Angeles-based tech company Cover designs structures using computer algorithms. Its latest project seeks to make designing and building accessory dwelling units (ADUs) easier and less expensive.

Algorithmic ADU

Colorado Senate Bill 19-225, introduced this month, aims to end the statewide ban on local governments implementing rent control by offering counties and municipalities the option to come up with their own rent stabilization policies. 

Colorado's Rent Control Bill

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