Design Back to the Basics: Tips for Designing an Authentic Home Designers say authenticity sells when it comes to streetscapes and elevations, but how can a builder construct an authentic design?...
Market Data + Trends Home Prices Jumped Double-Digits in December, Highest Pace Since 2013 Despite being known as the slowest month for the housing market, December home prices advanced 10.4% from 2019 to 2020. This marks the...
Building Materials How to Navigate Appraisals Amid Volatile Building Material Prices From softwood lumber to gypsum, builders are facing new highs in building material prices and new delays in shipments. Lumber prices reached...
Demographics Next Generation of Renters Flock to Country's Heartland The fastest growing active renter segment in the U.S., Gen Z, seems to be eyeing small towns in the country’s heartland—a drastic difference...
Demographics Higher Fees, Interest Rates, and Mortgage Rejections for Black, Hispanic Buyers Despite having similar financial situations, Black and Hispanic homebuyers are more likely to be denied mortgages compared to White buyers,...
Building Materials Building Material Prices and Availability Top Builders’ List of Challenges Building material prices, availability, and time it takes to obtain building materials are the biggest problems builders faced last year,...
Build to Rent Investors Dedicated Billions to Built-For-Rent in 2020—Expect Even More in 2022 The rate of site-specific market studies doubled in January—an indicator that developers and investors are eyeing land at a high rate for...
Market Data + Trends Widespread Vaccinations Would Make 14 Million Homeowners More Comfortable Moving Half of the respondents to Zillow’s recent survey say they would be largely comfortable with moving homes now, while 70% said they would...
Market Data + Trends Existing Home Sales Inch Forward in January Existing home sales inched forward last month, but the same could not be said of housing inventory, which remained 26% lower than last year....
Regional Builders Californians Are Fleeing the Golden State—What’s Keeping its Housing Market Strong? Despite residents escaping California’s high housing costs and fleeing to nearby states, its southern market remains resilient, with homes...
