Skilled Trades Are Open to Technology, Survey Finds
Amidst the ongoing labor shortage, technology and digital tools can offer labor-saving gains, and the skilled trades are willing to embrace new tech in their jobs
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
What Gen-Z Buyers Really Want in a Home
The fervor of planning for Millennials in the home building industry has now pivoted to Gen Z. So, what does this new generation want?
Lumber Leads Building Materials Prices Higher in March
Overall, the cost of building materials rose during March, with softwood lumber, gypsum products, and concrete all seeing price increases. Only steel mill materials saw price drops
Post-Pandemic Trends: Working From Home
A greater share of workers are still working from home than before the pandemic and they're concentrated in the information, professional, and financial services sectors
Sherwin-Williams' Kingdom Gold Color Is Making New Friends
The paints and coatings brand takes a strategic marketing approach to shine a light on an overlooked hue
Millennial Homebuyers Are Pushing the New-Home Market
Home builder Taylor Morrison says the surge in new housing starts is being…
Coworking Accommodations Are the Latest Multifamily Amenity
In a bid to lure the kind of young, well-educated, relatively high-earning residents who are most likely to do remote work, developers are…
Berkeley Natural-Gas Ban for New Buildings Sparks Nationwide Trend
Berkeley, Calif., banned the use of natural gas in newly constructed buildings in July. The move seems to have sparked a trend for other…
Rentals Becoming America’s Newest Neighbor
Not only were single-family rentals (SFR) born from the ashes of the Great Recession, this sector has some legs.
While attention on…
Best and Worst Places to Live Without a Car
College towns and big coastal cities top CityLab’s ranking of metros where it’s easier to live without a car. On the flip side, the large…
What Are the Cool Towns Doing?
Forbes delves deeper into one of the emerging real estate trends identified by a recent report released by the…
Research Offers Insight Into Housewrap Trends
Key points from a presentation from Home Innovation Research Labs provides a look at current trends and opportunities in housewrap for the…
Growing Number of Remote Workers Is Changing the Housing Market
With more and more employees able to work at home, the kind of homes they are looking for, and in what locations, is changing, according to an…
10 Trends That Will Shape Real Estate in 2020
Coliving, the rise of hip, walkable locations outside the expensive central cities, and more cities and states picking up the baton as the federal…
Smart-Sizing Boomers Are the Next Homebuyer Opportunity
Move-up, downsizing, how about “smart sizing?”
The Washington Post reports on a trend where retirees who sold their big house…
