Construction Spooky Sounds at Night? Call the Ghostbusters: Builders Cold rooms sending shivers down your spine, creaking staircases, even sounds of shuffling through the house—it must mean a home is haunted,...
Construction Builder Confidence for 55+ Housing Hits Record High Builder confidence for the single-family 55 and up housing market hit a record high this past quarter. During the first quarter of 2020,...
Demographics AARP: Majority of Older Adults Do Not Reside in 'Livable' Communities A new AARP and Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report found most older adults do not reside in livable communities, and there are...
Market Data + Trends September Ends 4-Month Spree of Increased Pending Home Sales A drop in pending home sales for September may be a signal that rising home prices are too much for buyers. CNBC says the number of signed...
NAHB Learn About Today's New Homebuyers The National Association of Home Builders’ upcoming online course will reveal who today’s new homebuyers are. Topics such as who the new...
Affordability Perceived Home Affordability Increases for Some Buyers Lower mortgage rates are having an effect on the affordability of homes, more so than rising home prices. According to the National...
Market Data + Trends Fewer First-Time Buyers Purchased Homes in September The share of first-time homebuyers has continued to decline since April. In September, the share dropped to 31% from April’s 36%, according...
Design What Features Prospective Buyers Focus on During Showings What do homebuyers look at first when touring a prospective home? With the help of some eye-tracking spyglasses, there are actual hard facts...
Business Management Lessons for Rookie Home Builders If you could go back to your rookie self in home building, what would you tell yourself to do differently? Two home builders look back in...
Sponsored Roofing Zip System Roof Assembly Stays Dry in Hurricane Conditions The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) conducted a hurricane-force, wind-driven rain demonstration on Jan. 9, 2020,...