Sales Small Towns Drawing Big Interest Even as Urban Demand Reignites Americans are now looking for small towns for more than just their charm—they’re looking for escape. Pageviews of homes in small towns with...
Construction Urban Exodus Sparks Suburban Build-For-Rent Rush in Las Vegas JP Morgan Asset Management and American Homes 4 Rent are teaming up to bring new rental homes near Las Vegas. After seeing the first signs...
Sales Housing Demand Soars Past Pre-Pandemic Levels, Inventory Remains Tight As states loosen their stay-at-home orders and Americans adjust to the new normal, housing demand has not just recovered: It has eclipsed...
Sustainability Cross-Laminated Timber Construction Touted as Affordable, Green Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products are considered greener than concrete and steel, primarily because the carbon...
Demographics Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets in April Due to the pandemic’s disruption, the hottest housing markets in the U.S. may be described more accurately as lukewarm. Still, 10 cities...
Demographics Will Remote Work Spark a Migration to the Suburbs? Living close to where you work has its perks, with shorter commute times and savings on transportation on the top of the list. The one...
Financing Relaxed Stay-at-Home Orders Spark Last Minute Rally in Spring Homebuying Season Spring has sprung, and in just over a month it will be gone without the homebuying season ever taking off, thanks to the coronavirus. But as...
Kitchen + Bath How Will Current Economic Conditions Impact Kitchen & Bath Industry? The Q1 2020 NKBA/John Burns Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) is out, and it is not light reading—in length or in content. Though some...
Building Materials Pandemic May Shrink Global Trade, Hasten Adoption of Regional Supply Chains After months of our personal lives shrinking to the confines of our homes, the scope of trade may diminish as well as companies turn to...
Coronavirus Resources and Information Modular Manufactured Pandemic Isolation Rooms Can Be Converted to Housing Modular home manufacturers are collaborating on isolation living units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The units could later be...