Codes + Standards Texas Prohibits Locals From Restricting Building Materials A new Texas law prohibits local restrictions on building materials and restricts cities’ ability to impose aesthetic standards on new...
Economics Homeownership Rates Bounce Back As Renting Declines People may say millennials are killing homeownership, but the homeownership rate saw an increase in the third quarter of 2019. More people...
Sales Selling a Home Is Everyone’s Boogeyman It's October, but the spookiest fright may be selling your home. Whether it is stressing about the timeline, the price or patching up pesky...
Trends The Top 10 Best Small U.S. Cities May Surprise You Dorothy may not be in Kansas anymore, but she should be, according to a ranking of the best small cities in 2019 by WalletHub. After...
Sales Mortgage Rates Reach Three-Month High Mortgage rates reached a nearly three month high, and refinancing rates fell one percent last week. Still, the volume of refinance rate...
Energy Efficiency These Maps Reveal the Top Solar-Powered U.S Cities It is no surprise that sunny California leads the nation as the nation ramps up solar power. The state holds nearly all of the slots on the...
Sales Low Mortgage Rates Help Boost Home Prices Amid Uncertain Housing Market Low mortgage rates are helping raise home prices, but the future trajectory of the housing market remains uncertain as potential homebuyers...
Affordability New Benchmark for Housing Stock Resiliency A new benchmark issued by the Alliance for National and Community Resilience can measure the resiliency of a community’s housing stock. The...
Green Design The Future for Sustainable Housing Could Be Off-Site Construction One way to combat climate change is to make housing more energy efficient while using sustainable resources. Making an environmentally...
Demographics Top 10 Cities Likely to Attract Out-of-Town Buyers While Keeping Locals Loyal Spokane is the place to be, according to Realtor.com. But homebuyers are not so in love that they will move to Spokane at all costs. They...
