Comfort + Health High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart High style and high performance go hand-in-hand in this year's annual show house
Demographics Boomers Benefit Most From Pandemic Housing Market Sellers are making a median $66,000 on the sale of their homes right now, and most of them are Boomers, says Realtor.com. Compared to 2020,...
Construction Builder Confidence Takes a Hit Amid Rising Mortgage Rates, Lumber Prices Builder confidence dipped 2 points this month as pressing issues, such as rising building material prices, delivery times, and mortgage...
Coronavirus Resources and Information Photos With Masks Positively Impact Buyer Perception of Listings Including an image of a listing agent wearing a face mask could be a key to attracting buyers, Zillow finds. Mask wearing, social distancing...
Coronavirus Resources and Information How Has the Pandemic Shifted Buyer Preferences? The National Association of Home Builders’ What Home Buyers Really Want 2021 study found 25% of prospective buyers acknowledge that their...
Market Data + Trends Prospective Buyer Savings Significantly Lower Than Average Down Payment Down payments are one of the biggest barriers to homeownership, and recent research found 75% of current prospective buyers have saved much...
Sales + Marketing Challenging Times = Emerging Sales Opportunities Disruption in real estate sales is a recipe for new collaborations between home builders and real estate agents
Construction Home Building Trades Most Reliant on Foreign-Born Workforce Foreign-born construction workers account for 24% of the overall construction workforce, but that share nearly doubles in California and...
Solar Record Number of Solar Panels Installed in 2020 The U.S. solar industry didn't just endure the pandemic, it thrived. Solar installations increased 43% year over year in 2020, resulting in...
Government + Policy Biden's First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Could Help Millions of Renters Reach Homeownership President Joe Biden’s proposed $15,000 tax credit for first-time buyers would make homeownership affordable for 9.3 million, or 27.4%, of...
