Financing Homebuyer Demand Hits Highest Point in 11 Years The spring creep has turned into the spring sprint as the winter blues that usually plague the housing industry are nowhere to be found....
Codes + Standards Several States With Ambitious Climate Goals Will Have to Restrict Natural Gas as a Fuel Most of the 10 states that rely the most on natural gas or propane for heating and cooking have ambitious climate goals. Some aim to reduce...
Demographics The Truth Behind Families' Disappearing Act From Major American Cities Single-person households are on the rise in major American cities. Although married couples are the majority demographic in most of the 200...
Sales Only 3 Cities Join the Million-Dollar Club Amid Luxury Market Slowdown Million-dollar cities are not as rare as one would think: In 2019, three cities made the million-dollar club, joining the other 215 cities...
Affordability Can 1940s Case Study Houses Inspire a New Generation of Affordable Housing? Affordable, beautifully designed houses for middle-class Americans were not always the white whales that they are today. Looking back at the...
Regulations Which Regions Have the Strictest Building Regulations? The coasts may be billed as homes of carefree living with beaches, boardwalks, and ocean air. But when it comes to building regulations, the...
Kitchen 5 Takeaways From the 2020 Houzz Kitchen Trends Report Showstopping kitchens can be the linch pin in a home sale: Buyers want big, open, and beautiful. But the specifics of what makes a great, up...
Demographics Why Is the Age of the Average Homebuyer Rising? Selling a home? You may have noticed potential buyers have an older, more mature air about them. And it’s not all in your head: The age of...
Codes + Standards New Solar-Ready Mandate Affects Commercial and Residential Buildings in St. Louis St. Louis recently passed a new law requiring all new buildings to be made solar-ready. All new structures—commercial and residential—must...
features Will Bold Colors Overthrow the All-White Kitchen in 2020? Bold is beautiful, and kitchen designers and homeowners agree: Interest in daring kitchen color choices such as avocado green and millennial...