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...
Remodeling Projects Houston Loses Most Construction Jobs Nationally Houston’s shortage of construction workers continues to worsen, hampering rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. According to...
New-Construction Projects Google Threat: No New Office, No New Housing Google has warned the Mountain View (Calif.) City Council that unless plans to build 800,000 square feet of new office space on its...
New-Construction Projects Under Proposed Tax Reform, Fewer Homes Would Benefit From Mortgage Interest Deduction If the tax reform proposal currently on the table is passed, only 5 percent of American homeowners would find it worthwhile to take the...
New-Construction Projects Industry Groups Disagree About GOP Tax Plan The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) believes the Republican plan, if enacted, will be a boon to homebuilders and the overall...
Sales + Marketing Who the Housing Recovery Is Leaving Behind New data released by Zillow shows that lower-priced homes are recovering their value more slowly than higher-priced homes. More than half of...
House Styles A Warmer Spin on Modern Architecture Modern homes have come a long way from the cold white boxes of the 1920s, and buyers are snapping them up
House Plans House Plans for Narrow Lots and Wide Lots When designing homes for narrow or wide lots, considerations like scale, privacy, garage placement, and natural light are paramount
Single-Family Homes Builders Target Young Homebuyers With Less-Expensive New Houses Companies such as D.R. Horton and LGI Homes have introduced new starter homes
New-Home Sales Builder Confidence Up, New-Home Mortgage Applications Down Homebuilder sentiment may be rising, but mortgage applications for new homes don’t currently support that hope. Single-family housing starts...