Building Materials Majority of Builders Report Major Issues With Getting Appliances When it comes to building materials, home builders are often troubled by delays or price changes with softwood lumber, concrete, and gypsum...
Market Data + Trends Does it Make More Sense to Rent or Buy in Your Market? Rents in urban areas have dropped as a result of the pandemic, but even so, buying makes the most sense in these 10 metros, says Realtor.com...
Energy Efficiency This Prefab Modular Facade Promises to Cut Energy Use by Half Buildings have a larger carbon footprint than the entire transportation sector and a new prefab, modular facade aims to help with that, says...
Design 7 Tile Trends to Know for 2021 Forbes spoke to the organizers of the global tile and stone show, Coverings, to find the top tile trends for residential design in 2021....
Resilient Construction Are Wildfires a Natural Problem or a Home Builder Problem? Prospective homebuyers rarely question whether a natural disaster will hit their homes, yet last year became the worst fire season in U.S....
Construction Residential Construction Increased 20% in Outlying Counties in 2020 Single-family construction boomed in the suburbs, exurbs, and rural communities in 2020—a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
Market Data + Trends How Did First-Time Buyers Fare Last Quarter? Despite low, low housing inventory and rising home prices, first-time buyers accounted for 31% of home sales in the fourth quarter of 2020....
Design Reconsidering the Importance of the Foyer The foyer is seen as a transitional space that guides the passage from the outside to the inside. Now amid the pandemic, these foyers are...
Affordability How This California Nonprofit Developer Does Affordable Communities Visionary Home Builders of California Inc developed its first affordable housing community in 1983. The developer has since completed 25...
Coronavirus Resources and Information CDC Eviction Moratorium Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge A lawsuit filed in October by a group of Texas landlords resulted in a federal district judge ruling the COVID-19 eviction moratorium as...
