Codes + Standards Availability of housing lots reaches new lows Nearly two-thirds of builders say that lot supply in their regions was low or very low in a NAHB survey.
features U.S. Continues To Make Steady, But Uneven, Gains In Recovery According to The Wall Street Journal, about two-thirds of U.S. cities have rebounded from the Great Recession and are currently sitting at...
Sales For Some Areas, The Drop In Starter Home Supply Isn’t A Problem A shrinking supply of starter homes does not necessarily mean rising home values around the country.
features Are San Franciscans Looking To Leave Their City? San Francisco remains a popular place for home buyers. But, many residents are thinking of leaving. Redfin reports that of its San...
features California Remains Home To Hottest Housing Markets California has been hot in June. And the temperature is high, too. Realtor.com examined new data on inventory and user activity on its...
features Grouping Homebuyers By Age Millennials are different from Baby Boomers in many ways, especially when it comes to buying a house. The difference in wants, needs, and...
features Quarries Become Spots For New Luxury Developments For nearly 100 years, the Stoneyhurst Quarry in Potomac, Md., provided mined gneiss and mica schist (similar to granite) for homes, bridges...
features America’s Upper Middle Class Share Doubles Since 1979 The percentage of Americans in the upper middle class has doubled since 1979. CNN Money reports that 29 percent of people in the U.S. can...
features How Building 1,000 Homes Affects The Economy According to the NAHB, building 1,000 average single-family homes generates 2,975 jobs and $111.0 million in taxes and fees for all levels...
features Affordability Issues Persist As Housing Continues To Recover Any semblance of average in the state of the nation’s housing is being pulled apart by two extremes: robust construction to meet demand for...