Market Data + Trends Single-Family Home Prices Up 14.6% in April Nationwide Home price gains reached the top quartile of growth historically in April as home prices increased 14.6% year over year. That’s up from...
Accessibility Buyers Increasingly Interested in Accessibility Features Constructing homes with universal design principles can give builders a leg up on the competition. Universal design expands a home’s...
Design Kitchen Islands: Is Bigger Always Better? Kitchen islands continue to take on more jobs as their popularity grows, from a casual spot to eat and prep food to an all-encompassing work...
Housing Markets Californians Fuel Austin’s Growing Home Prices and Population Austin remains the country’s fastest-growing major region for the past 10 years as its population increases by 180 every single day, says...
Building Materials Lumber V: The Latest in a Decades-Long Dispute Over Lumber Despite a fall in lumber prices, costs are more than double pre-pandemic levels, but there remains a disagreement on why prices are so high...
Affordability Study Says Colorado's Housing Crisis Requires Urgent Action A new housing development white paper says Colorado is on the cusp of a severe affordable housing crisis and easing construction regulations...
Innovation Material Issues Spark Interest in Building Innovations Exploring the use of alternative methods and materials, such as structural insulated panels and modular construction, has been one way some...
Housing Policy + Finance FHA Will Change How Student Loan Debt Affects Eligibility In order to assist more lower-income homebuyers and close the racial homeownership gap, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will change...
Construction Housing Boom Leaves Small Contractors Behind Though the housing market faces intense demand, smaller contractors are not reaping the benefits that production builders are. With supply...
Show Village What’s Inside a Healthy and Clean Home? Get the inside scoop on The Healthy/Clean Home, one of our Show Village immersive experiences, from Thrive Home Builders' Chief Operating...
