Green Projects Whirlpool and Kohler Commit to Net-Zero Research Project The two companies are joining to create a retrofitted net-zero energy, water, and waste research home near Purdue University in Indiana
features Do Builders ‘Get’ What Buyers Want? In what may feel like an overpriced housing market, some economists say that builders aren’t constructing the entry-level homes they should be focusing on, but are building pricey homes for buyers with exceptional credit.
features Tight Lending Restrictions Causing Decline in Home Sales While it’s easier to get a mortgage today than it was last year, tight lending restrictions are still a problem, reducing the number of...
features Generation X Doesn’t Want to Own Homes Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies latest housing study revealed that Generation X has even lower homeownership rates than the...
features General Electric Develops Connected Ovens Industrial giant General Electric is jumping on the smart home bandwagon by developing ways to connect its appliances with the Internet. ...
features Could Smartphone Apps Be the New Car Key? Many car companies including Tesla, BMW, General Motors, and Volvo offer apps that allow owners to start their cars or turn on the heat...
features Homeownership Is Worse Than Expected The recent release of the State of the Nation's Housing 2015 report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reveals that...
features L.A. Shifts Focus to Small-Lot Projects for More Homes Los Angeles’ Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance will help bring Mayor Eric Garcetti’s goal of adding 100,000 homes to the city through small...
House Review Kitchens You Can Really Live In The kitchen as focal point lives on, with increased emphasis on islands and pantries.
Business Management Executive Corner: Doug French, Stylecraft Builders Stylecraft’s Doug French on first-time buyers, college towns, and the energy of youth.