Financing Many Americans Haven’t Recovered from the Great Recession Although the Great Recession has been officially over for a decade, many Americans say they are financially worse off now. Proponents of...
Economics What's Keeping Mortgage Rates From Sinking Lower? Interest rates have been plummeting, but the cost of taking out a mortgage hasn’t fallen as fast. Falling rates are usually a boon to the...
Paints / Stains / Finishes What Is the Color of 2020? As the Benjamin Moore team looked forward to a new decade, they searched for a color that could capture their budding sense of optimism...
Sales Where Are the Most and Least Affordable Vacation Home Spots? Some people paid as little as $21,000 for a vacation home, according to a recent National Association of Realtors report. However that...
Design A House for All Heights Super tall cabinets look great but is the top shelf usable? Stacking a washer and dryer can free up floor space in the laundry room but what...
Zoning California Lawmakers Chipping Away at the NIMBYs State policies in California are easing the way for property owners to build an additional unit on their single-family lots
New-Home Sales How Much Down Payment Do You Need to Buy a House in a Big Canadian City? Vancouver is behind only Hong Kong for having the worst housing affordability in the world. Other major Canadian cities like Toronto,...
Market Data + Trends How Much Salary Do You Need to Buy A House in a Big U.S. City? HSH.com estimates the annual income needed to qualify for a mortgage on a median priced home in the 50 largest metro markets, in the...
Codes + Standards The Natural Stone Council Updates Sustainability Standard The Natural Stone Council (NSC) has updated its sustainability standard to align with evolving green building programs. Natural Stone...
Labor + Trade Relations Highest Paid Occupations in Construction Half of payroll workers in construction earn more than the U.S. median wage of $38,640, according to Bureau of Labor statistics for 2018. ...
