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An outdoor kitchen space like this one will help boost a home's value.

Homebuyers Opt for These Nature-Inspired Design Choices

Gray cabinets, quartz countertops, and minimalistic design preferences are now taking a back seat to bold designs inspired by the environment
March 25, 2025
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A modern green kitchen with wooden accents

25 Tips for Designing Kitchens With Storage in Mind

With a growing trend toward neat, uncluttered kitchens, storage solutions have become more important than ever for today's homeowners
March 13, 2025
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Multifamily missing-middle housing at the farming stage of construction

Uptick in Multifamily Missing-Middle Housing Construction

Recent data offer hope for additional supply of multifamily missing-middle housing
Feb. 26, 2025
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A warm, neutral kitchen backsplash

8 Surfacing Trends to Expect in 2025 and Beyond

From neutral, minimal surfaces to barely-there patterns, homebuyers want surfaces that will stand the test of time
Feb. 21, 2025
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Modular homes being constructed in a factory to help address the housing shortage.

Builders Turn to New Building Techniques to Meet Housing Demand

From 3D printing to hemp-based building materials, home builders are finding creative ways to address the nationwide housing shortage
March 26, 2025
Visbeen Architects
A rendering of a home with fire safety measures incorporated into its design.

Designing Homes That Prioritize Fire Safety

As wildfires become more frequent, it's becoming increasingly important for the home building industry to take a proactive approach to fire resilience
March 20, 2025
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Construction worker shakes hands with a potential employer as the number of new construction job openings declines.

Construction Job Openings Fall

However, shifts in hires, quits, discharges, and layoffs helped to create some job openings
March 19, 2025
The Rosendin Foundation
Students at Camp TRF wear hard hats and use construction tools to gain exposure to the skilled trades.

Construction Camp Introduces Students to the Trades

TRF Camp Build, a free camp designed to give middle school students hands-on construction experience, will be held in Sterling, Va., this summer
March 14, 2025
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A couple with three small kids eating breakfast together.

High Housing Costs Are Creating Overcrowded Homes

High mortgage rates are preventing some households from purchasing new homes, even as their families grow larger
March 28, 2025
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Homeowner writing a check for a mortgage payment

Mortgage Payments Remain Stable

In February, mortgage payments remained mostly unchanged month-over-month
March 28, 2025
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A home in the middle of a renovation in preparation for sale.

Home Flippers Are Cautiously Optimistic

While home flipping activity has settled since the height of the pandemic housing boom, many investors plan to flip at least one property this year
March 28, 2025
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A homeowner goes over her bills as housing costs rise.

Homes Aren't Getting More Affordable

Although home price growth has calmed slightly, high mortgage rates continue to be a hurdle for homeowners
March 27, 2025
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A black family stands in front of a house, representing minority homeownership.

States With the Largest Minority Homeownership Gaps

From a region’s demographic makeup to housing costs, a number of factors affect the types of households that can afford a home
March 28, 2025
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Hispanic couple smiling and holding up keys to a new home as the Hispanic homeownership rate hits a record high.

Hispanic Homeownership Rate Reaches Record High

A recent report finds that although the Hispanic homeownership rate dropped slightly in 2024, it still reached a new high of 9.8 million households
March 25, 2025
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Young homebuyers touring a home with a real estate agent as homeownership rates among younger generations stagnate.

Homeownership Rates Stagnate for Younger Generations

Prior to 2024, homeownership rates among Millennials and Gen Zers increased, but in 2024, rates flattened
March 24, 2025
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A Black couple looks at their newly purchased home

Black Homeownership Rate Improves but Still Trails

Faced by greater affordability challenges, Black households have traditionally found it more difficult to enter the housing market. But that's changing
March 18, 2025
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West View Rendering of the Carolla Build Idea Home

Carolla Build Idea Home

The Carolla Build Idea Home in Las Vegas is designed to be a private haven and workspace for its owner—actor, comedian, author, television host, and popular podcaster Adam Carolla...
March 6, 2025
Insignia Studios
Exterior view of the Panorama Idea Home in Colorado.

Brilliant and Resilient: The Panorama Idea Home

The Colorado home is a master class in merging beautiful design, indoor comfort, and aggressive sustainability goals in an unforgiving climate
Dec. 10, 2024
Attendees introduce themselves at the annual Women in Residential Construction Conference.

The Women in Residential Construction Conference Returns in 2025

The WIRC conference is the only event in the construction industry specifically curated for women in home building, remodeling, and home improvement
Sept. 24, 2025 - Sept. 26, 2025
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A female construction worker carries lumber through a construction site.

Is Poor Leadership Keeping Women Out of Construction?

Nearly 70% of women working in construction say they feel pushed out of the workforce by bad management
March 12, 2025