Trends Best and Worst Places to Live Without a Car College towns and big coastal cities top CityLab’s ranking of metros where it’s easier to live without a car. On the flip side, the large...
Trends What Are the Cool Towns Doing? Forbes delves deeper into one of the emerging real estate trends identified by a recent report released by the Urban Land Institute and PwC....
Financing Homeowners Are Sitting on Their Equity The average homeowner with a mortgage saw his or her home equity gain $4,900 in just a year, says CoreLogic. Borrower equity rose to an...
Sales Is the Seller’s Market Returning? While earlier reports from Fannie Mae suggested consumer sentiment during August grew more cautious concerning buying a home, Redfin says...
Home Design Discerning Design in the Luxury Home Segment Luxury production homes not only serve well-heeled homebuyers but also reveal trends and ideas that can filter down the price spectrum
House Review Kitchen Designs That Deliver Big on Form and Function Kitchens are the hub of every home, but these designs up the ante in features and practical function
Government + Policy OSHA Has a New Chief for Its Construction Directorate The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a new head of its Directorate of Construction. The new director, Scott Ketcham,...
Building Materials Research Offers Insight Into Housewrap Trends Key points from a presentation from Home Innovation Research Labs provides a look at current trends and opportunities in housewrap for the...
Business Management Lessons Learned From a Downturn—Can They Help Us Next Time? Industry sage George Casey shares his experience and wisdom for confronting the next housing slowdown
Quality Matters Concrete Foundations: Under-Slab Vapor Barriers Done Right Properly specify and install a layer of protection under concrete slabs to mitigate moisture issues
