Market Data + Trends Utah Tops Fastest Growing States Utah was the only state to experience a 2 percent increase in population between 2015 and 2016
Single-Family Homes Starter-Home Supply Falls Homes available for first-time buyers dropped 12 percent last year, and starter homes now comprise only 25 percent of the total number of homes
Single-Family Homes Top-Selling Master Plans Of 2016 With a 19 percent increase in sales from 2015, Irvine Ranch overtook The Villages as the nation's best seller last year
Products The New American Home 2017: Luxury Living, Energy Smarts With a HERS Index score of zero and luxe features galore, the New American Home is a gold mine of innovation
Labor + Trade Relations The Trade Shortage: Opportunity Lost ... or Gained? In terms of how builders run their companies, stop and ask yourself: Have we gotten better or worse since the crash?
Single-Family Homes Homebuyers Choose Amenities Over Size First-time buyers desire amenities and features such as separate laundry rooms, low-E windows, Energy Star–rated appliances, programmable thermostats, and exterior lighting
Sales Home Prices Accelerate In December CoreLogic’s home price index increased 0.8 percent during December and was up 7.2 percent from a year ago. MarketWatch reports that...
Single-Family Homes Construction Sector Has 77,000 Fewer Unfilled Jobs Since July According to NAHB analysis and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, residential construction...
Business Management Detroit, New Orleans, And Other Progressive Cities That Foster Small Businesses Even though they provide almost all of the net new jobs created over the last 70 years, small businesses across the nation are struggling....
Home Technology Futuristic Denver Neighborhood Will Be Loaded With Panasonic Smart Home Products Denver’s smart city project, named Pena Station Next, is in the works. It will feature autonomous shuttles, LED street lights, Wi-Fi...
