Market Data + Trends New Study Opens Floodgates on Nation's 'Hidden Challenge' In a new national study of U.S. urban flood risk, researchers at the University of Maryland and Texas A&M University surveyed flood...
Modular Homes Chicago Builder Releases Modular Prototype Chicago builder Skender recently revealed its modular prototype unit, signaling its major investment in prefabricated home manufacturing. ...
Market Data + Trends Notes on November Housing In November 2018, the nation's housing stock increased at the fastest pace in 3 years, 5 percent, while sales dropped 8 percent, according...
Market Data + Trends Real Estate Survey Asks 'What's Next?' A new monthly survey of real estate agents in 40 U.S. metros reveals enduring trends and some surprises ahead in American housing markets. ...
Market Data + Trends Buyers Feeling the Heat in These Markets Housing may be slowing down, but bidding wars are still being waged in the nation's hottest real estate markets, located in Washington, D.C....
Economics Rate Drop Boosts Mortgage Application Volume In the first full week of December 2018, interest rates decreased to the lowest level since September, helping push up mortgage application...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, December 10 Building and construction hit peak emissions, strict seismic building codes help in Alaska, urban flooding causing great losses and inequality, and construction of wildfire-resistant and resilient homes
Demographics Study: These Buyers Want the Same Things Socially, Millennials and Baby Boomers may disagree on many issues, but at home, their desires are mostly the same, finds new research from...
Market Data + Trends More Americans Flocking to These 15 Cities Moving platform and app Updater has released its rankings for the top U.S. 15 cities people relocated to in 2018, and for the second year in...
Builders Lumber Prices Falling Like Timber New data show that producer prices for softwood lumber are at the lowest levels since January 2017, right before the U.S. and Canada's trade...