Market Data + Trends Single-Family Rental Home Construction Increasing Over the past year, more single-family rental homes were built than the previous year. In the four quarters ending in Q2 2018, construction...
Regulations Big Tree Energy: Mass Timber Construction Approved in Oregon Oregon has approved the use of timber in building structures more than six stories tall without requiring special permission. Mass...
Market Data + Trends The Most Stable Housing Markets in the U.S. A new ranking of U.S. cities shows where home values are most likely to grow and remain stable. States in the West and Midwest came out on...
Land Planning In Defense of Houston's Model of Urbanism Houston's growth model has drawn criticism from housing experts, journalists, and locals, but Center for Opportunity Urbanism executive...
Builders Toll Brothers' Record Quarterly Performance The luxury home builder exceeded previous expert predictions for the quarter. The average price of its homes grew more than seven percent...
Market Data + Trends Mortgage Volume Increased in Third Week of August The latest seasonally adjusted report from the Mortgage Bankers Association finds that total mortgage application volume grew 4.2 percent...
Regulations Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Development Fees A new ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court sided with a local developer arguing that he should not be financially responsible for future...
Market Data + Trends These Cities Offer Best Start for Young Careers No one region of the U.S. has a monopoly on the best cities for young professionals, says a new study evaluating job and economic...
Market Data + Trends Slight Increase Predicted for July Home Sales Ahead of anticipated July home sales reports due out in the second to last week of August, Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas predicts...
Market Data + Trends Custom Housing Starts Level in Q2 In the second quarter of 2018, housing starts for custom homes were relatively unchanged year-over-year, growing by 0.6 percent. Looking...