International Builders' Show In-Person Design & Construction Week Canceled, Shows Move Online The industry’s largest conference, Design and Construction Week, will move online next year. Both the International Builders’ Show (IBS) and...
Affordability Top 20 Cities for First-Time Homebuyers The drops in mortgage rates and increases in Americans saving have created a perfect recipe for first-time homebuyers to enter the market,...
Off-Site Construction How Builders Intend to Use Off-Site Methods in 5 Years In just one year, an increasing number of builders reported intent to utilize off-site construction within the next five years. Home...
Financials Redfin: Home Prices See Largest Year-Over-Year Increase Ever Home prices experienced the largest growth since September 2005 during the four-week period ending October 4. The median home sale price hit...
Market Data + Trends Bad Time to Buy? Increasing Number of Buyers Think So As home prices continue climbing, the number of confident buyers dwindles. According to a new survey from Fannie Mae, the number of buyers...
Demographics More Millennials Want to Become Homeowners Due to the Pandemic A recent Realtor.com survey shows that more Millennials are gearing up to become homeowners as a result of the pandemic. Millennials are the...
Prefab + Panelization Prefab Methods Struggle to Compete With Traditional Techniques While prefab methods may seem like a quick fix to many home building problems, the transition is not as easy as it sounds. One homeowner...
Codes + Standards Austin Implements Stricter Codes for Wildfire Protection Austin, Texas, became the first major city in the state to enact a stricter code for wildfire protection. While the city was prepared to...
Build to Rent What's the Future of Built-for-Rent Single-Family Homes? Built-for-rent single-family housing has grown in popularity for the past eight years due to intense demand. Renters include Millennials who...
Award-Winning Projects 2020 Aurora Awards Winners: Multifamily, and Project of the Year A selection of this year's winners in the Aurora Awards' highly competitive Multifamily category, including the Project of the Year