Codes + Standards This Week's Codes And Standards, May 22 Industry groups urge the government to improve labor shortage, buyers are interested in sustainable home features, and the middle class is being priced out of the real estate market
Single-Family Homes Custom Home Building Growth Slows Over the last year ending with the first quarter of 2017, custom single-family home starts increased 2 percent over the previous four...
Economics The Best Cities For Diversity And Economic Mobility Those looking to get a taste of the good life should move to Aurora—either the one in Colorado or the one in Illinois. SmartAsset ranked...
Financing The Overlooked Expenses When Selling A Home Sellers spend $12,532 for closing costs, which combine in agent commissions and transfer taxes, on the median home. Zillow Porchlight...
Sales Prices Surged And Homes Sold Faster In April According to Redfin, the median home sale price rose 6.2 percent to $280,000 in April, making it five straight years of annual growth. ...
Economics Lower Downpayment Regulations Could Make It Easier For Millennials To Buy Homes Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, told CNBC that eased regulations, such as lower downpayment requirements, would greatly help...
Economics Suburban Rents Are Increasing Faster Than Urban Rents Over the last year, the median monthly cost of a suburban rental is up 2.5 percent. The median cost of an urban rental, meanwhile, rose only...
Sales Despite Shortage, New And Existing Home Sales Are Expected To Rise A thriving stock market, strong job growth, and pent-up household formation will push people into buying homes
Townhomes Townhome Construction Growth Has Slowed The market share of new townhouses is 12.4 percent of all single-family starts, down slightly from previous quarters in 2016. NAHB Eye on...
Innovation Developers Lure Tenants With Ultra-Fast Gigabit Internet Service The Plant, an office building in New York City, went from a relic of years past — it was a legendary recording studio — to a teched-out...
