Construction Home Builders’ Top Challenges Vary by State as America Reopens As states reopen and housing demand soars, home builders reflect on the challenges that still lie ahead. Unlike the shared burdens the...
Sales Housing Market Is “Bananas," Demand Surges 25% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Now that buyers have had a taste of freedom, it seems that neither protests nor a possible resurgence of the pandemic can deter them from...
Demographics New Yorkers Flee the City to Escape Pandemic, Protests Between the pandemic and recent protests, some New Yorkers have had their fill of the Big Apple and cannot move to the suburbs fast enough....
Sales + Marketing How Do You Value Home Design? A picture is worth a thousand words––but how about a thousand dollars? For a set of good floor plans, it is worth that and more, according...
Financing Mortgage Rates Set Record Lows Amid Fears of Second Wave of Coronavirus Mortgage rates dipped below 3 percent on June 11, setting an all-time low. But the reason for crazy low interest rates may not be something...
Sales Summer Homebuying Season Defies Odds As Prices, Competition Heat Up The summer homebuying season is heating up as demand skyrockets and home prices soar despite a global pandemic, a recession, and nationwide...
Planning + Development How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow Why putting too many financial eggs in a long-term land basket may not be the most nimble move for home builders right now
Demographics The Return of the Boomerang Kids During the Coronavirus It could be a parent’s worst nightmare or wildest dream, but their grown kids are back and here to stay—at least for a little while....
Economics How the Recovery May Further Expose America’s Wealth Gap The housing market is rebounding with unexpected strength, but as stimulus support measures come to an end, securing housing will be one...
Demographics Are Millennials Following in the Silent Generation’s Footsteps? Millennials and their grandparents may seem like they have nothing in common, but the data says otherwise, according to the National...