Business Management Survival on the Supply Side—Overcoming the Tyranny of Price Competition Can suppliers help builders grow beyond their low-bid tactics? Part 1 in a two-part series
Smart Home Smart Home Companies Try to Lock Down Customers When it comes to smart home products, consumers and home builders want integrated, dependable features. Yet smart technology relies on...
Sales Housing Demand Still Out of Sync With Supply After two months of gains, sales of existing houses fell in September. The issue, however, is not that people are not interested in buying....
Sales Mortgage Applications Declined as Rates Increased An increase in mortgage rates last week caused mortgage application volume to drop 11.9 compared with the previous week. Applications to...
Demographics Who Is Buying Houses in 2019? The baby birds are leaving the nest, but they’re not going very far, according to Zillow’s Consumer Housing Trends Report 2019. A majority...
Affordability Are Tech Giants Just Throwing Money at the Housing Shortage? A billion dollars sounds like a lot, but Facebook’s pledge to improve affordable housing options in California sounds shallow considering...
Sales Yet Another Sign That Consumer Uncertainty Prevails Existing home sales declined more than expected during September, a sign that high prices and slim inventory continue to be a drag on the...
Sales Sales and Texting? Know the Rules! Texting your sales prospects en masse can be an efficient way to get your message through, but there are laws and best practices to follow
Financing What Are You Worth? How to Put a Value on Your Company Tips for putting a value on your company if a merger or acquisition is in your future—and even if it’s not
Regulations A Housing Development, Two Zoning Regs, and Why Building in Boston Is Hard A proposed housing project on the border of Boston and neighboring Brookline sharply illustrates a reason for the area’s high housing costs....