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New-Home Sales

Home Sale Prices Usually Lowest in Winter

A NerdWallet survey finds that home sale prices in the nation’s largest metro areas typically peak during the summer, dip in the fall, and...

Design

According to Realtor.com, the ranch is the most popular architectural style in 29 of the nation’s 50 states. The second most popular style...

Economics

A new tool from Kiplinger offers retirees a state-by-state guide to taxes on retirement income, property, and purchases, as well as special...

New-Home Sales

Homebuyer Confidence Declines in September

Photo: Pixabay The share of consumers who think now is a good time to buy a home fell five percent in September, according to Fannie Mae...

Codes + Standards

Calera has developed a process to collect 50% of the CO2 emissions from the cement-production process and use it to produce a new type of cement

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According to the NAR’s Economists’ Outlook blog, the total number of homes sold in the U.S. for August 2016 is higher than the ten year...

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New Englanders Save The Most Money

A common life tip is to keep $1,000 in the bank for emergency purposes, if possible. Some people struggle with that, while others have even...

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Of the new single-family homes started in 2015, 27 percent have three full bathrooms, and 10 percent have four or more full bathrooms. ...

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Homeowners have motivations to sell. They just don’t have the assurances that they’ll be able to buy. Jonathan Smoke, the chief economist...

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Most ZIP codes in the San Francisco area have house values that have surpassed pre-recession peaks. In St. Louis, most of homes in the metro...

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