Financing Mortgage Rates Drop to Nearly 3-Year Low, Sparking Refinancing Rush If homeowners were thinking about refinancing, now is a great time to make the leap. The mortgage rate for 30-year fixed loans dropped 0.7...
Planning + Development How Did Land Sales and Prices Change in 2019? Overall land sales rose over two percent in 2019 in all categories, according to the 2019 Land Market Survey, a joint survey conducted by...
Trends 2020 Best of KBIS Winners Reveal Top Trends in Industry The Best of KBIS Awards are not just a Kitchen & Bath Industry Show highlight, but also a good way to see where the industry is heading....
The New American Home 7 Design Inspirations from the New American Home With all of its curves and bold design details, the 2020 New American Home is a true showstopper. The house has everything: an open-concept...
Master Planned Communities 5 Keys to Master Planned Community Success Master planned communities (MPCs) are on the rise: Last year, the top 50 sold over 31,000 new homes. But figuring out the best way to...
Multifamily How Older, Wealthier Renters Are Reshaping the Multifamily Market Does it seem like everywhere you look there is a new luxury apartment? You are not going crazy. High-income renters made up 22 percent of...
Codes + Standards Rentership Communities Trending Up This Year Rentership communities, single-family home communities with rental housing rather than for-sale housing, are expected to be a major trend...
Kitchen Top 2020 Kitchen Design Trends to Try This Year A new decade calls for a style update, and two themes are dominating the kitchen this year: bold colors and functional design. All-white...
Demographics Where Do Americans Move to, Where Do They Stay, and Where Are They Coming From? Ever get the feeling that you want to pick up and start over somewhere new where no one knows you? Try looking at San Antonio, Texas, or...
Demographics Top Ten Cities Where Renting Trumps Buying and Vice Versa To rent or to buy, that is the question. Location makes an enormous difference in the rent-or-buy equation. If you want to live in a...
