Government + Policy Proposed Immigration Legislation Would Benefit 100,000 Construction Workers The Dream and Promise Act of 2021 successfully passed through the House on March 18, bringing more than 100,000 construction workers closer...
Financing Mortgage Rates Return to March 2020 Levels Mortgage rates increased again this week as the market heads into the busy spring season, but it doesn’t appear to be scaring many buyers...
Market Data + Trends Demand for Second Homes Outpaces Primary Home Demand Homebuyers continue to navigate a difficult housing market as home prices go up, home listings go down, and higher than usual demand for...
Design Buyers Dish Out More Cash for High-End Kitchen and Bath Features Typically, higher-end, custom home features are associated with slower sales, but so-called fixer-uppers bore the brunt of sluggish sales,...
Off-Site Construction Precut Framing Field Test: Does This Off-Site Solution Earn Its Keep? Real-world field assessments aim to find out whether precut framing is an off-site construction solution that truly boosts productivity and reduces waste
New-Home Sales How New-Home Salespeople Can Talk Rising Prices With Buyers On this installment of The Weekly, K. Hovnanian VP of sales Chris Hartley shares his advice for new-home salespeople when discussing rising...
Design How Design Trends From the Pandemic Will Carry on This Year One year ago, Americans were told to stay indoors for a few weeks. Weeks turned into months, which turned into a year, and now the pandemic...
Market Data + Trends Will Rising Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Slow Housing Demand? Single and multifamily construction starts dropped to the lowest pace since August 2020, which could mean the market will soon reach a...
Market Data + Trends Home Prices, Pending Sales, and Sale-to-List Price Ratio Advance Housing marketing data for the four-week period ending March 7 reflect a market filled with high demand as median home prices jumped,...
Construction February Winter Storms Take a Toll on Construction February new-home construction starts decreased 10.3% from the previous month and 9.3% from last year, but it’s not a result of less demand....
