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
Exterior Design Trends? Homebuyer Preferences Run the Gamut
It turns out there's little national consensus when it comes to what U.S. homebuyers prefer for home exteriors
Cybercrime Wave Impacts Housing
More homeowners may be vulnerable to cybercrime this year. Email security company Proofpoint finds…
Renting More Affordable Than Buying for More U.S. Counties
Renting a home is becoming more affordable than buying one, according to a new report by…
Rethinking City Planning for the Digital Workplace
Many companies are reducing, or even eliminating office space in favor of "flexible working arrangements," and…
D.C.'s Decelerating Real Estate Market
The average home in this metro was for sale longer this July than in 2017, and there were more homes available than in years past.
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Finding Housing's True North
The combination of various strains on the housing market including rising rates, labor and material costs, and land and affordability constraints…
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How the Financial Crisis Reshaped the American Dream
In a new longform piece, data journalist Jeff Andrews assesses the 10 years following the…
Summer 2018 Home Sales Drying Up
Following the release of new-home sales data by the Department of Commerce, …
Elevated Land, Elevated Value
A new, first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed study from Harvard University provides proof of "climate gentrification"…
Trump Tax Cuts Not One of Clouds Hanging Over Housing
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act put into effect at the beginning of 2018 was forecasted to drag down home prices, but this has not happened.
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Weaker Home Sales Add to 'Wall' of Worry
Experts are citing the housing market as a source of worry for the economy overall, along with domestic and global political turmoil, and concerns…
