Codes + Standards Atlantic and Gulf Coast Property Owners Building Bigger Homes After Hurricanes Researchers have found that houses built along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the years following a hurricane typically increased in size...
Codes + Standards Housing Advocates Sue California City for Blocking Housing Project Housing advocates have sued the City of Los Altos, Calif., alleging that city staff and the City Council illegally blocked a housing project...
Codes + Standards Minneapolis Eliminates Single-Family Home Zoning Aiming to alleviate a housing shortage, the City of Minneapolis has eliminated all single-family home zoning districts. The city of 428,000...
Codes + Standards More Designers Focusing on Acoustic Properties of Buildings A growing number of designers are paying close attention to the acoustic properties of buildings. With studies indicating that noisy work...
Codes + Standards New Technology, Aligning Training with Local Trends Among Keys to Workforce Development Overcoming a shortage of construction workers will require new approaches by the industry, according to a new NAIOP report. Key findings...
Financing FHA to Limit Loan Sizes for Cash-Out Refinancing Starting Sept. 1, the Federal Housing Authority is expected to cap the loan amounts for cash-out refinancing at 80%, MarketWatch reports. ...
Sustainability What Is Drain Water Heat Recovery? Drain water heat recovery (DWHR) systems can save homes on their energy bills, Forbes reports. Water heating accounts for approximately...
Land Planning Half of Homebuyers and Sellers Oppose Housing Density A new survey from Redfin found that 53% of homebuyers and sellers support limiting housing density in their neighborhoods, while only 27%...
Trends Americans are Using More Storage Space Home Innovation Research Labs found that Americans are installing more storage space in garages and closets than a year ago. Each year,...
Financing Denver’s Median Home Price is Now Five Times More Than Income Median home prices in Denver are now five times higher than median income, well above the national average, the Denver Post reports. To...
