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Build to Rent

Investment Opportunities Arise in the Build-to-Rent Sector

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Remodeling

Home Renovation Spending Expected to Increase in 2025

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Construction

Single-Family Housing Starts Are on the Rise

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Design Best Practices

Public Comment Period Open for the 2024 National Green Building Standard Update

The 45-day public comment period for Draft 3 of the 2024 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now open and will close on Nov. 18, 2024. Originally launched in 2007 by the...
17th Oct. 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Existing-Home Sales Are Down

Although housing affordability has improved in the past year, this hasn’t led to a meaningful increase in existing-home sales. In fact, 2024's total home sales may end up even...
17th Oct. 2024
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Interiors

Designing With Wellness in Mind

Beauty has a direct impact on the brain and our overall well-being, making interior design an important asset to consider when developing a housing community. Multi-Housing News...
17th Oct. 2024
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Tiny Homes

Tiny Homes Are Affordable, but There's More to Consider

If you have the space and legal clearance, building a tiny home can be an affordable option. According to Fast Company, many tiny homes are becoming more attainable, with several...
17th Oct. 2024

Construction

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Labor + Trade Relations

Bridging the Technology Gap Between Generations

The construction industry is undergoing a digital transformation driven by remote work, digital tools, and automation. However, with different skill levels for different age groups...
18th Oct. 2024
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Innovation

Ivory Innovations Announces Hack-A-House Winners

Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit organization that supports affordable housing initiatives, recently announced this year’s Hack-A-House winners. Hack-A-House is a 24-hour virtual...
18th Oct. 2024
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Artificial Intelligence Is A Learning Technology And Will Continue To Get “smarter
Innovation

AI: The End of Learning

If you’ve paid any attention to this column over the last six-plus years, you know I’m a fan of technology and innovation for the housing industry. But artificial intelligence...
15th Oct. 2024
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Sustainability

A Sustainable Home for Displaced People

Today, about 120 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. About three-quarters of these individuals live in low- and middle-income countries, straining host...
14th Oct. 2024

Business Management

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Markets

These Cities Are Seeing the Most Movers

As peak moving season comes to an end, home services company Thumbtack analyzed local and long-distance moving trends to get a sense of where homebuyers are headed next. While...
18th Oct. 2024
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Market Data + Trends

Home Seller Profit Margins Decrease

While profit margins for home sellers remain high, they have decreased slightly in the last quarter due to flattening home prices. According to nationwide property data provider...
18th Oct. 2024
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Market Data + Trends

10 Housing Market Trends From the Past Year

Changes in the U.S. housing market in recent years have affected both homeowners and renters. Analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released 2023 American Community...
16th Oct. 2024
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Financing

Mortgage Credit Availability Dropped During September

Mortgage credit availability decreased in September, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI). Due to tighter lending standards...
16th Oct. 2024

Sales + Marketing

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Demographics

Considering the Millennial Homebuyer

As Millennials have aged into homeownership, the generation has experienced its share of challenges, including elevated home prices, income inequality, high mortgage rates, and...
14th Oct. 2024
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Demographics

How Immigration Helps the Housing Industry

Demographics has been called “the glacial science” because it progresses slowly but can move mountains. That’s fortunate for the housing industry because looking at population...
11th Oct. 2024
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Demographics

Home Equity Among Senior Citizens Reaches Record Levels

Older homeowners who were able to buy during good market conditions have been able to build up record levels of home equity. In Q1 2024, homeowners aged 62 and older saw their...
9th Oct. 2024
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Demographics

New Initiative Aims to Address Racial Disparities in Homeownership

With a goal of addressing the racial homeownership gap, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently announced a new initiative known as the Convergence Collaborative. The ...
8th Oct. 2024

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Design Best Practices

6 Kitchens Consumers Will Love

Over the years, kitchens have evolved from being behind-the-scenes, utilitarian spaces to out-in-the-open entertainment hubs, which is great if you like to entertain—but what ...
8th Oct. 2024
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Quality Matters

Insulation Best Practices for Sealing the Ceiling

Continuity of the thermal envelope’s air barrier is critical to achieving optimal occupant comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency, but attics present a significant...
8th Oct. 2024
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Products

15 Kitchen and Bath Products From Pro Builder's September/October Issue

 Minarc’s ReFlow sink for conserving waterTo help address water scarcity, the ReFlow sink by Minarc is designed to reuse gray water from hand-washing to fill the adjacent...
4th Oct. 2024
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Home Technology

These AI Robots Can Help Build Homes

An unfortunate fact of stick-built home construction is that much of the wood ends up wasted. It’s estimated that around 10% to 15% of wood on new construction doesn’t get used...
2nd Oct. 2024