Single-Family Homes Status Quo Remains For March’s Hottest Housing Markets Vallejo, San Francisco, and Dallas are still atop the rankings, but other markets such as Santa Cruz, Calif., and Grand Rapids, Mich., moved up several spots
Codes + Standards New York State Develops Solar Power Value Formula That Includes Environmental Benefits A new system takes the wholesale price of electricity and then adds a value on the environmental benefits of renewable energy
Innovation Age-Restricted Communities Grow In Popularity With Retirees The Baby Boomer generation, which is around 75 million people, is at or nearing retirement age. Developers have seized on opportunities to...
Sales S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Index Increases 5.7 Percent House prices, especially in the western part of the country, are as high as ever. According to MarketWatch, the S&P/Case-Shiller 20...
Economics Mortgage Application Volume Levels Off According to CNBC, total mortgage application volume last week fell 0.8 percent from the previous week. It has dropped 11 percent since the...
Single-Family Homes Hispanics Account For 75 Percent Of Homeownership Growth In 2016, the White homeownership rate remained flat, and the Black and Asian homeownership rates decreased. Hispanics, though, bought more...
Government + Policy Cities Are Starting To Follow Vancouver’s Lead On Granny Flats The world’s third-most expensive housing market, Vancouver has been alleviating some of the price constraints by allowing accessory dwelling...
Sales Home Price Index Reaches 31-Month High The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index increased 5.9 percent year-over-year in January, up from 5.8 percent in...
Single-Family Homes Small Cities With Rising Housing Markets Pasco, Wash. finished first. Five of the top 10 cities are in Texas, and college towns are well represented.
Home Technology Home Technology Changes How New Homes Are Built Cool roofs, motion lighting, and permeable pavements are among the new trends
