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
Report Suggests the Future of Kitchens Is Extinction
A new report from Swiss investment bank UBS asks, “Is the Kitchen Dead?," positing that with the rise…
Rent Control Vote Coming in California
San Diego is one of the few major cities in California that does not have some form of rent control. By November, that may change.
A vote…
Rising Home Prices Constricting Supply
Home prices had the biggest increase in four years in May 2018, yet demand has not dwindled in the market. Supply, on the other hand, is even…
The Growing Power of These Female Homebuyers
Single women over the age of 55 have been the fastest-growing homebuying demographic for the past 38 years, and in 2017, this group made up 8.2…
Architects Talk Dwindling Parking Space in Cities
In urban areas, public transit, bike- and ride-sharing services, and walking are ubiquitous and preferred forms of transportation. Combined with…
Hotels Migrating Into Private Home Rental Market
Hotel companies are getting into the private home rental market, spurred on by competition from the booming home-sharing industry.
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Indoor Air Quality Program 'Wellness Within Your Walls'
Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, with potentially…
These Features Add Most to Sales Price
Entry-level homes, priced within the bottom third of the market, offering some of the following design styles, features, and amenities are selling…
Anchorage Opening Up to ADUs Due to Housing Shortage
Anchorage, Ala. is the latest city to change its zoning regulations, allowing homeowners to build smaller backyard cottages and accessory…
How Baton Rouge Is Planning for the Future
Baton Rouge, La., is the site of a new research center, The Water Campus, created after the…
