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Housing Markets With The Most Price Cuts

The crash of oil prices has harmed Midland, Texas, where 34.9 percent of homes on the market saw price reductions last year. Realtor.com...

Single-Family Homes

Areas Where Home Building Employment Is Thriving And Sputtering

Nearly 3.8 million people worked in residential construction in 2015, accounting for 2.5 percent of the nation’s civilian labor force. ...

Economics

Rents In San Diego Expected To Rise In 2017

San Diego is already one of the nation’s most expensive cities. That’s not changing next year for renters. The Los Angeles Times reports...

Design

How To Create Places That Promote Healthy Behavior

The U.S. is suffering from poor mental and physical health. Estimates say that one-third of adults are obese, and that only 17 percent of...

Government + Policy

Cities Free Up Land That Was Set Aside For Parking

After 70 years of almost continuous growth, the rate of parking spaces per bedroom for new construction has been on the decline since 2012. ...

Business Management

Small Business Owners Are Feeling Good About The Future

The recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index notes that the optimism of small business owners is at its highest point in nearly nine...

Single-Family Homes

Has Suburban Growth And Diversity Been Overstated?

Recent report on suburbs from the Urban Land Institute is called into question

Codes + Standards

OSHA Releases Safety Recommendation Guide For Construction Industry

The guide offers advice for contractors to identify hazards, plan responses to emergencies, and inspect job sites to find potential safety and health issues.

Market Data + Trends

Toll Brothers Expects Millennial Homeownership Surge Next Year

Nearly a quarter of the homes sold by Toll Brothers in 2016 had at least one primary buyer under the age of 35. Fox Business reports that...

Economics

CoreLogic Study Shows Increases In Home Prices And Rents In 2017

CoreLogic, a financial analytics company, says that its Home Price Index is expected to rise about 5 percent next year. The study also...

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

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features