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Building Technology

San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland are well-known giants in the STEM field. Cleveland isn’t famous in that regard, but it sure pays like...

Economics

Detroit’s Comeback Story Is Overblown

Detroit is on the upswing, but critical issues such as poverty, unemployment, income disparities, and subpar property values remain. ...

Market Data + Trends

Cities With the Cleanest Air And Water

The rankings measured air and water quality, based on the number of clear days in a year and the amount of contaminants in the water supply

Codes + Standards

Roofs with lighter colored material lower utility bills and reduce temperatures inside homes

Codes + Standards

New CEO and Chairman Rick Fedrizzi offered four new initiatives this year

Multifamily

A forecast from HomeAdvisor says that single-family starts will increase 12.2 percent to 900,000 units this year, while multifamily...

Sales

The homeownership rate in the U.S. has fallen to a 62-year low of 62.9 percent, in part due to a lack of buying activity from young adults. ...

Innovation

Automation Contributes To Decline In Oil Jobs

As oil prices plummeted, nearly 160,000 oil jobs, or 30 percent of the total workforce, have been cut since 2014. The rise in robots have...

Sales + Marketing

In an effort to draw in new buyers without lowering prices, Toll Brothers is offering to pay buyers' taxes on two new developments in...

Economics

Average homebuyers spent 15.8 percent of their income on mortgage payments at the end of last year, the highest share since 2010. Through...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December