Design Homeowners Want More Privacy—Here’s How Builders Can Help A recent survey by John Burns Real Estate Consulting revealed that many homeowners are concerned about a lack of privacy, both inside and...
Financials Homeownership Remains the Largest Asset for Households Homes remain the primary source of household wealth, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances. Homeownership...
Builders In the Face of Record-High Lumber Prices, Builders Remain Confident Despite lumber prices shooting up after a bout of price drops, home builder confidence inched up this month. According to the National...
Design 8 Ways to Adapt Your Kitchen Designs for 2021 With the kitchen being the hardest working room of the home, it may come as no surprise homeowners are looking for more ways to maximize...
Demographics Where Are Retirees Moving? Although Americans aged 65 and older make up 17% of the total U.S. population, they accounted for 29% of moves in 2020, according to data...
Market Data + Trends No Metro Immune From Single-Family Price Gains, Says NAR Single-family home prices continued their strong upward trend last quarter, with a large majority seeing double-digit increases, according...
Kitchen Designing the COVID-Transformed Kitchen of 2021 Two award-winning designers created the “ideal” 2021 kitchen for IBSx, fitting it with dynamic storage solutions and innovative appliances...
Building Materials Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Threatening Housing's Momentum As lumber prices continue to rise, home builders look for short- and long-term solutions to keep construction (and the economy) moving
Market Data + Trends 'Pandemic Housing Fever' Rushes Some Buyers Into Purchasing One Los Angeles resident found herself a homeowner after losing bidding wars for months—only to realize she hated the $600,000 house. She...
Comfort + Health Why the Industry Should Educate Consumers on Health and Wellness The home building industry has a role to play in educating consumers about how the built environment affects their health