Resilient Construction Sea-Level Rise Could Cause Problems for Septic Systems Rising sea levels could cause problems for septic systems. Septic systems use leach fields that need to be fairly dry to work properly. As...
Sustainability Zero Carbon Buildings for All Aims for Ambitious Emission-Reduction Targets The Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative recently launched at the UN Climate Action Summit will aim for upgrading standards so that all...
Market Data + Trends Single-Family Housing Starts Slowed for 2018 There were 881,076 new single-family units started in 2018, 4% higher than the units started in 2017, according to the National Association...
Remodeling Projects Happiness Is a Home Remodeling Project Forbes presents another take on the National Association of Realtors' report about reasons for remodeling by detailing the Joy Score for 20...
Affordability How Hillsborough County Got in the Way of Building Affordable Housing Jim Reynolds is a Tampa Bay home builder who wanted to do something about the affordable housing crisis. He decided to build low-cost...
Design Disaster-Proof Design Is the Ultimate Amenity Luxury architecture has a new genre emerging that focuses on disaster-proofing. Designing for Disaster author Boyce Thompson chronicles...
Solar Can Solar Boost Home Value? California’s requirements that all new homes have solar panels, starting in 2020 could give homeowners $19,000 in energy cost savings over...
Single-Family Homes How Large Corporations Are Taking Over Single-Family Homes The percentage of homeowners is at its lowest level since the 1960s. A growing share of single-family rental homes are owned and managed by...
Customer Satisfaction Home Builder Sues Customer For $550,000 After Negative Online Review Adair Homes, Vancouver, Wash., is suing Wes Brooks for defamation after the Oregon man posted critical comments about the company on...
New-Home Sales Millennials Are Buying: Sheryl Palmer One out of three Taylor Morrison buyers during July and August were Millennials. Five years ago that generation made up 20% of the...