Market Data + Trends September Existing-Home Sales Overview: 21% Year-Over-Year Growth Housing market activity for existing homes jumped 9.4% in September compared to August, according to the National Association of Realtors....
Design A Google VP’s Take on Future Home Design How do we build in the most flexibility into our environments so they accommodate different modes of being.
Coronavirus Resources and Information Serenity Now, The Garden as the New Home Office Even if it’s just yards away from the house, the lawn mower shed or any outbuilding for that matter, is emerging as an alternative work...
Coronavirus Resources and Information Remote Workers Expect to Be Remote Even With a Vaccine Sixty-one percent of respondents in a National Association of Home Builders survey who currently work from home expect to continue doing so...
Economics Mortgage Rates Hit New Bottom for 10th Time For the 10th time this year, mortgage rates dropped to record lows. When will it stop? That’s up to the economy’s recovery, says Realtor.com...
Market Data + Trends Buyers Continue to Choose Suburbs Over Cities While the pandemic upended lives in the ways of remote work and learning, it gave homeowners the opportunity to feel more comfortable...
Building Materials Lumber Prices Spike 29% in September, Highest Monthly Gain on Record Last month, prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased by 1.8%. NAHB says the core index for building materials...
Remodeling Home Improvement Spending Expected to See 2021 Gains Home improvement project budgets have decreased due to the pandemic, but the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University says...
Housing Markets Zillow: More Eyes on Vacation Destination Listings Zillow reports an uptick in listing views for cities considered traditional vacation destinations. The listing site says it examined 20...
Market Data + Trends Luxury Home Sales Hit 7-Year High Luxury homebuyers kicked it up a notch in the third quarter, raising luxury home sales by 41.5%. The increase is the largest since 2013....
