Business Management Recession Survival Tactics for Home Builders How do you prepare for a downturn? Battle-hardened industry pros offer their insights and advice
Modular Homes The Framer Who Went Modular: Q+A With Nathan Young of ModsPDX By rethinking his approach to legacy building methods, Nathan Young is achieving greater efficiencies and lower production costs
Sales Existing-Home Sales Boosted by Lower Mortgage Rates Existing-home sales saw a minor rebound in June, due in large part to lower mortgage rates, the National Association of Home Builders...
Builders The Challenges Facing Luxury Home Builders Toll Brothers Inc.’s purchasing agreements have fallen an unexpected 3% year-over-year, as the builder and others grapple with a lack of...
Economics Existing-Home Sales Edge Up in July Existing-home sales were up a modest 2.5% in July from a month prior, spurred by lower mortgage rates, MarketWatch reports. Existing...
Market Data + Trends The Fastest- and Slowest-Growing U.S. Cities As part of a deep dive into the economics of America’s cities, Curbed looked at which cities are growing the fastest and slowest in terms of...
Financing Risky Mortgage Loans Are Making a Comeback Realtor.com reports that 2018 saw the highest rate of unconventional mortgage loans since the 2008 housing crisis, and 2019 is on track to...
Sales Sales to First-Time Homebuyers Down but Affordability Is Improving Sales to first-time homebuyers faced a larger year-over-year drop than the housing market as a whole in the first half of 2019, but...
Market Data + Trends The Differences Between For-Sale and Built-For-Rent Single Family Homes How do homes that are built to rent differ from traditional for-sale single family homes? The National Association of Home Builders analyzed...
New-Construction Projects New Construction Down in Denver The rate of new home construction in the Denver area has fallen for three consecutive quarters, the Denver Post reports. The number of...