Market Data + Trends Luxury Real Estate's Booming, Busting Markets Home price changes in luxury real estate can be an important indicator for overall market health. Two new rankings measure 10 luxury markets...
Business Management Clayton Properties Group Acquires Austin-Based Brohn Homes On April 9, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway home builder Clayton Properties Group, based in Maryville, Tennessee, announced its acquisition of...
Energy Efficiency Solar Power Is Growing, But Still 'Has a Long Way to Go' The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, calls climate change "the biggest threat to humanity." A new UN report found that...
Design How to Embrace Wabi-Sabi Design Wabi-sabi is a design philosophy borne out of Zen Buddhism, emphasizing thoughtful collection of authentic items to personalize one's home,...
Trends Geopolitics 'Pushing Mortgage Rates Downward' According to Zillow's economic research director Aaron Terrazas, the U.S. economy is in the midst of repeating a pattern. Terrazas says...
Sales + Marketing Letting Go of the Family Home Parting with a family home, handed down through the generations, can make emotions run high, and cause difficulties for sellers, buyers, and...
Market Data + Trends Ohio, West Virginia Most Affordable States for Homeownership As home prices rise and supply remains tight, some wonder if aspiring homebuyers are being priced out of the market altogether. A new study...
Market Data + Trends Many Professionals Cannot Afford to Live Where They Work Doctors, first responders, restaurant workers, and teachers are increasingly unable to afford living in the communities that they serve. For...
Appliances Induction Cooktops Are Having a Moment Induction cooktops aren't new, but they've been slow to catch on among consumers. Is that about to change? One major benefit of...
Market Data + Trends More Boomers Want to Rent, More Millennials Believe They Must Rent While credit is loosening and overall economic confidence is up for consumers, an increasing number of renters would prefer to keep doing so...