Market Data + Trends Seattle Home Price Growth Nearly Double Other Cities A recently released Case-Shiller home-price index showed that Seattle’s single-family home prices have surged 13.5 percent in the last year...
Trends Multipurpose Rooms Gain Popularity With Buyers Home builders and designers are seeing increasing demand for multipurpose rooms in their homes. According to Realtor.com, 13 out of the...
Government + Policy California Passes Bill Requiring GCs to Pay Wages of Sub Employees if Subs Fail to Pay The California State Assembly recently passed a bill requiring general contractors, or direct contractors, to pay subcontractors' employees...
Market Data + Trends Does the Mortgage Interest Deduction Affect Homebuying? Gary Cohn, chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump, recently sparked a debate over the role the popular mortgage interest deduction...
Design Exclusive Research: Design Innovation Any builder, architect, or real estate agent knows that the kitchen and bathroom are where clients devote most of their attention to design...
Business Management Home Builders' Variance Measurement Quagmire—the Nightmare Continues Managers use some remarkably creative ways to avoid reporting variance. That’s the first mistake
National Housing Quality Award Tim O'Brien Homes Wins 2017 NHQ Silver Award To get the high marks that Tim O’Brien Homes earned for customer satisfaction, the 2017 NHQ Silver Award winner had to deliver from contract...
Quality Matters Better R-Values With Blown-in Insulation There’s a strong case to be made for blown-in fiberglass insulation: It can help homes achieve a great effective R-value
Human Resources Federal Judge Overturns Obama-Era Overtime Rule The rule, released in May 2016, was set to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, but a preliminary injunction has prevented it from being enacted
Multifamily Renters by Choice Drive Soaring Demand for Multifamily Housing p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 21.0px; font: 14.0px 'Avenir LT Std'} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} To appeal to a wide range of buyers, new multifamily housing provides amenities, community, and luxuries large and small