features May existing-home sales up by 4.9 percent The National Association of Realtors reports that existing home sales (completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes,...
Codes + Standards Pittsboro, N.C., approves massive new development plan Planned near the Research Triangle, the development will be the largest in North Carolina’s history
features Boomers consider a variety of factors when making retirement location decisions Local weather, cost of living, and crime rate--these are among the factors retirees consider when determining which places will offer them...
features Renters spend more of their income on rent than ever before NPR reports that as of 2012, renters made up 35 percent of American households, a number that is increasing and reversing a decades-long...
features Research finds link between politics and community preference A recent Pew Research study finds that liberals and conservatives have distinctly different ideas about the types of communities in which...
features The manufacturing renaissance in U.S. cities A Forbes column by contributor Joel Kotkin reports that “Houston is the Chicago of this era,” with 255,000 manufacturing jobs available....
features Defining the new normal for housing The market is suffering from pent-up supply and demand constraints, writes chief economist at CoreLogic Mark Fleming. On the supply side,...
Market Data + Trends Grocery stores, restaurants make neighborhoods most desirable John Burns Real Estate Consulting ranks the top 25 housing amenities by generation, based on feedback from more than 20,000 home shoppers.
Codes + Standards New mortgage rules hindering borrowing, says Mortgage Bankers Association executive Numbers decreased significantly from a net gain in the fourth quarter of 2013 to a net loss
Housing Giants 2014 Housing Giants: Big Gainers Visiting with a few Housing Giants who increased their revenues most year-over-year