Economics What to Expect in 2020 Real Estate and Strategic Moves for Buyers and Sellers The new year will bring changes to the housing market. But it won’t be a dramatic shift. Instead, the trends will be intensifications of...
Construction Single-Family Starts Projected to Break 1 Million for the First Time Since 2007 The last year has been marked by housing shortages, high prices, and lack of labor. But 2020 may just bring the change the market needs, and...
Codes + Standards New Research Examines Flood Mitigation Policies in the U.S. A new report funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts—in partnership with Dewberry— examines policies of 13 states or cities that have adopted...
Demographics Here Are the Top 10 Boomtowns of 2019 The Midwest has often been touted this year as the place to be for affordability, an escape from the high prices of coastal living. But in...
Demographics The Affordability Crisis Continues for Millennials Despite New Builds The upticks in overall builder confidence and building permits are reassuring signs that the housing market is going in the right direction...
Demographics No Boomer Boom for Retirement Homes Anytime Soon The Baby Boomers are closing in on retirement age, if they are not there already. But the generation may not prove to be the big payday that...
Construction Why the New American City Is Nixing Highways With miles of asphalt and sweeping concrete, urban highways feel immovable, like they’re part of the skeleton of the city. But some...
Sales Why Is December the Best Month to Buy? Still on a Cyber Monday high? Here is one deal that extends all month: new homes. Attom Data Solutions found that December is the best month...
Codes + Standards USGBC Unveils Vision for LEED Positive The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its LEED Positive vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will “lay the...
Codes + Standards Report Shows Reducing Embodied Carbon Can Save Money and Help Mitigate Climate Change Embodied carbon in buildings accounts for 11% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, according to The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI)...
