Energy Efficiency Home Builder and Battery Maker to Equip Communities with Solar Home Batteries Mandalay Homes is partnering with Sonnen GmbH to create a first-of-its-kind housing community in Prescott, Arizona; 3,000 new homes with...
Market Data + Trends Housing Market Favoring Starter Homes, Trendy Areas over Suburban McMansions Homeowners looking to sell their larger home to downsize are facing unexpected hurdles. In 2017, single-family homes are selling, on average...
Market Data + Trends NAHB Reports OSB Prices Up Nearly 20% Since September 2016 According to the NAHB's latest "Eye on Housing" report, the OSB price index has increased by 7.5 percent over the past two months, after...
Trends 'Granite, Ho!": Tracking the Stone's 30-Year Ascendance For the middle class, granite countertops have long been a symbol of domestic luxury. Indeed, granite has been championed so strongly for...
Trends Real Estate Developers Are Converting Golden Era Skyscrapers Into Residential Areas One Wall Street, the Crown Building, the Beaux Arts Emigrant Building, and several other of New York City's architectural landmarks are...
Market Data + Trends Affordability Driving Housing Trends Along Political Lines In America's largest urban counties, typically politically blue, housing is becoming less available and less affordable. Rising housing...
Trends SuBlurbia: How Cities and Their Suburbs Are Becoming One and the Same Old stereotypes about suburban and city lifestyles are falling away as the two residential categories become more and more similar. Changing...
New-Construction Projects Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to Blame for New-Home Mortgage Application September Slump According to a new survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications for new homes dropped 20% overall from August to...
Opinion Urban Areas Cause 'Jigsaw Puzzle of Fire' In what some firefighters are calling a "once-in-two-careers" fire, California is grappling with its worst wildfire since 1933, with at...
Market Data + Trends Top 10 Cities for Buying a Big, Family Home Starting a family is a life-changing decision, and finding the area best suited to a family's needs can be daunting. SmartAsset has ranked...