Codes + Standards Despite drought, demand for pools in California remains high Californians built or rebuilt 11,000 residential swimming pools last year, more than any other year since 2007
features Proponents for Preservation in Queens Demand More Regulation In the midst of 1930s-era rowhouses in Queens, N.Y., stands an out-of-scale home that some have called “an absolute disgrace.” According to...
features Single-Family Home Construction in Rapid Decline in Canadian Cities In Canada’s largest cities, construction of single-family homes is rapidly declining despite a boom in home construction, The Huffington...
features May’s 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets Numbers from May have been crunched and Realtor.com shares an early glimpse of their residential real estate inventory and demand trends...
features Three Homeowners Who Are Aging in Place The Wall Street Journal profiles the home improvement plans of three families who have made the plunge into aging in place. The ideas...
features Atlanta’s Investment in Bike Paths Is Impacting Its Housing Market A property’s value rises when it is near a bike trail, and a study out of the University of Cincinnati found that homebuyers were willing to...
Market Data + Trends Top 100 Small Towns in the U.S. Livability.com’s rankings of the top 100 small towns include places in every region and corner of the country
features Surge in U.S. Construction Spending Near Six-and-a-Half Year High Construction spending has increased by 2.2 percent to an annual rate of $1.0 trillion in April, Reuters reports. The numbers mark a high in...
features Housing Debt a Burden for Growing Number of Older Americans The Post Star reports that of all the financial threats facing Americas of retirement age, housing debt remains a big burden for millions of...
features Low Construction Rate Is Keeping Market From a Bubble Home prices continue to rise, but according to economist and Forbes contributor Bill Conerly, we are not in a bubble, yet. “The key reason...