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
Home Renovation Trends Report Shows Increase in Project Spending
A recent Houzz survey finds that the median spend for kitchen and primary bath projects jumped in 2022 and increased again in 2023
These Design Trends Get the Thumbs-Down From Boomers
Whether it's garage doors dominating a home's façade, outdated smart home features, or walk-in closets off the bathroom, homeowners in their 60s, 70s, and 80s have opinions
Tightening Affordability Labeled a 'Humanitarian Crisis'
Boise, Idaho and other, middle-tier cities are now facing the same growing pressures that top-tier cities face when it comes to housing…
These 10 Cities Named Boomtowns of the Future
A new study of the largest U.S. metros identified 10 small towns on the verge of becoming "urban powerhouses," by measuring building permit growth…
Data Bears Out: 'Bull Run' of Median List Prices Slowing in Some Markets
Not all housing markets are experiencing the untethered home list price growth that San Jose is currently enjoying. New research from…
Californians Making Their Exit
From 2006 to 2016, over a million more people moved out of California than moved in, according to a new report from…
Today's Market an 'Inversion' of Pre-Crisis Market
When looking at today's housing market, some are seeing the inverse of the market leading up to the housing crisis. Where once there was housing…
Mid-Size it: Millennials Boomeranging Back to Smaller Hometowns
Anecdotal evidence suggests that Millennial homebuyers are returning to the smaller, more affordable, family-oriented hometowns they left for…
L.L.C.s: in the Dark of the Housing Market
Rental property investors are increasingly using limited liability company structures (L.L.C.s). As of 2015, nearly one-third of all rental units…
Shortage of For-Sale Homes Is Market's 'Biggest Challenge'
The peak spring homebuying season started last month, yet buyers are not leaping into action. Pending home sales rose by only 0.4 percent in March…
Formerly 'Redlined' Neighborhoods Now in the Black for Home Values
According to new analysis from Zillow, Denver's neighborhoods which were "redlined" by lenders decades ago now…
