Trends Seller's Market: the Majority of Homebuyers Have Been Looking for Three Months Recent survey data from the National Association of Home Builders found that over half of house hunters who want to purchase a new or...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, February 19 Rooftop solar, extended federal tax credits for builders, and reports of fraud and cyber breaches in the construction, engineering, and infrastructure sector
Trends The Most Affordable Small and Mid-Size Cities in 2018 Real estate research and education website Livability.com found that Lansing, Michigan is the most affordable place to live in 2018. The...
Market Data + Trends Home Value Growth Slowed Down in January 2017 A January 2017 market report found that home values grew at the slowest annual pace since November 2016. San Jose, Las Vegas, and Seattle...
Affordability Denver Buyers Are Being Pushed Toward New Homes Metro Denver currently has a shortage of existing homes for sale, causing homebuyers to seek out new homes and developments, despite low...
Market Data + Trends Existing Home Sales Dropped in January 2018 Existing homes sales in January 2018 saw the largest annual decline since August 2014. Sales fell 3.2 percent from December, and 4.8 percent...
Trends Why There Are Fewer Condos Being Built Condos are often an affordable alternative for first-time homebuyers, particularly as home prices continue to climb. Yet, a variety of...
Market Data + Trends Building up: Cities Winning the 'Great Home Building Race' Dallas approved more than 47,000 homes built in 2017, and Houston had 42,673, the first- and second-most. Yet, San Francisco won 'the great...
Trends Affordable Housing Shortage Is Pricing Out Many Homebuyers The national shortage of affordable homes for sale caused home sales to decline noticeably in January. The share of first-time homebuyers...
Market Data + Trends Best Cities for Public Transit in 2018 New York City, San Francisco, and Boston were named the cities with the best public transit systems in the nation. Seattle's transit score...