Sales The Housing Market May Be Stronger Than it Appears Forbes reports that recent home sales numbers showing month-to-month losses should be replaced by longer-term, more reliable statistics. ...
Building Materials Material Prices Fell in June The cost of residential building materials decreased 1.1% in June after four months of increases, according to the M Report. The decrease...
Smart + Resilient Cities Building Hurricane-Proof Homes in Puerto Rico In the wake of Hurricane Maria, one Puerto Rican architect has created a design for a modular and affordable hurricane-proof home, NPR...
Building Technology Are Modern Construction Methods Always the Best? One builder makes the case against giving up time-tested building methods for modern technology, according to The Washington Post. I’ve...
Trends Baby Boomers Are Moving Near Their Grandchildren The new Meyers Baby Chaser Index found that a quarter of Baby Boomers will use retirement as an excuse to move closer to their grandchildren...
Home Design Shifting Home Design Preferences Take Manufacturers by Surprise John Burns Real Estate Consulting reports that some building product manufacturers have been caught off guard by shifting home design...
Energy Efficiency How to Make Your House Greener The average U.S. home use nearly 50 percent more energy than a car, but there are steps homeowners can take to mitigate their carbon...
Solar Seventy Percent of Americans Support a Nationwide Solar Mandate A recent study found that 70% of Americans support a national mandate for rooftop solar similar to the one being initiated in California...
New-Construction Projects Single-Family Permits Continue to Fall The National Association of Home Builders reports that the number of single-family permits issued year-to-date in May was 5.8% lower than...
High-Performance Homes How BIM Can Help the Push to Net Zero A Virginia builder and developer is using BIM technology to build high-performance homes, according to The Energy & Environmental...
