Financing 'Pent-Up Demand' Drives Growth in Homebuyer Interest for Third Straight Week After spending so much time at home, some Americans are itching to move into a new one. “Pent-up demand for homebuying” drove buyer interest...
Codes + Standards Gas Appliances May Pose Health Risks Due to Degraded Indoor Air Quality A new study found that indoor air quality is worsened by natural gas appliances. The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health study found that...
Demographics Buyer Optimism on Affordability Decreases With Each Generation But Low Overall Members of Gen Z are becoming known for their cynicism, and on NAHB’s first quarter of 2020 homebuyer survey, their outlook on affordability...
Affordability Is There a Future for Denser Housing Post-Coronavirus? Crowded apartment elevators and public trains probably make the list of places Americans don’t want to be right now, but the need for...
Sales Traffic, Demand Up for Major Online Real Estate Companies Knock on wood, but homebuyers and renters may finally feel comfortable enough to jump back into the housing search. Requests for showings...
Financing Mortgage Activity Shows Signs of Homebuyers Returning to Market When the pandemic first began in the U.S., it was overwhelming. Homebuyers pulled back from the housing market as the country assessed and...
Codes + Standards Intl. Code Council Eliminates Exception for Duct Leakage Tests The International Code Council (ICC) passed a proposal to mandate more duct testing in order to reduce duct leakage, conserve energy, and...
Innovation Are Virtual Inspections in Your Future? In the wake of COVID-19 restrictions, municipalities in some states have launched or expanded the use of remote, tech-driven building inspection solutions to keep projects moving
Sales + Marketing New iPhone App Could Take 3D Virtual Home Tours Mainstream Since the pandemic, video tours and open houses are the new normal, but now that Matterport has launched an app that allows iPhone or iPad...
Sales Top 10 Cities With Sharpest Drops in Home Listings Though the coronavirus pandemic is putting a strain on almost all metro housing markets, it is hitting some cities harder than others. But...
