Market Data + Trends Survey Shows 'Clear Preference for Homeownership' The desire to own a home remains strong in America, but as with many ideals, it is evolving. A new Zillow survey finds that 94 percent would...
Market Data + Trends MPC Bestsellers So Far This Year In the nation's 50 top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs), home sales increased nearly 7 percent overall in the first half of 2018...
Trends Silicon Valley Tech Boom Continues Silicon Valley's tech boom has not slowed, despite earlier prognostications. San Francisco's average home price had the biggest six-month...
Market Data + Trends Employment Gains' Benefit to Housing Industry The U.S. added 213,000 jobs in June, and unemployment hit 4 percent, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Experts...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, July 9 Picking the right size HVAC system, new construction tax for housing voted on in Philadelphia, and Net Zero apartment building in Salt Lake City constructed at standard cost
Design Pros Speak Out on Latest Bathroom Trend Islands give a distinctive look to a room, offering storage, counter space, and easy access. Now, many homeowners want to put islands in...
Market Data + Trends Home Prices Up, Rates Slide in May The turmoil of geopolitical concerns dampening rates has investors seeking solace in the bond market, and borrowers getting a break as home...
Market Data + Trends 50 Metros Americans Are Leaving in the Rear View Mirror Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Los Angeles had some of the biggest net population declines due to domestic migration between...
Trends One of the Biggest Economic Stories of 2018 A new report casts the U.S. labor shortage in even starker relief, as employers increasingly struggle to find qualified employees, despite...
Market Data + Trends Where Young Adult Household Formation Is Lowest The share of young adults forming their own households appears to be declining in the U.S. Headship rates have gone down for this age group...