Sales Home Selling Platform Opendoor Cuts Back on Internal Costs Opendoor, a young tech company in the real estate market, recently reduced its number of staff and eliminated free lunch for employees,...
New-Home Sales VIDEO: This Company Is Changing How Down Payments Are Made Thomas Sponholtz, CEO of Unison, talked about his company’s model for assisting homeowners with down payments on CNBC’s "Power Lunch." ...
Affordability How Does Affordable Housing Affect a Neighborhood? The National Association of Home Builders analyzed a recent study, which found that affordable housing developments can increase surrounding...
Financing Market Update: How’s the Housing Market Halfway Through 2019? Halfway into 2019, the housing market is “doing fine,” but is still leaving a lot to be desired, according to Forbes. “The housing market...
Trends One Suburb’s Story of Unprecedented Growth Realtor.com reports that Apex, N.C., a suburb of the Raleigh-Durham area, has faced unprecedented growth in the last half decade, placing a...
Codes + Standards Oregon Bans Single-Family Zoning in Cities The Oregon state legislature recently passed House Bill 2001, which would eliminate exclusive single-family zoning in areas around the state...
Solar Residential Solar Market Slowing; Industry Looks to Expand Into New Regions Market growth for rooftop solar panels has slowed to 5% this year after growing 8% in 2018, according to the energy research firm Wood...
Codes + Standards Construction Workers Need Continuous Skills Upgrades To succeed in the coming decades, construction workers will need continuous skills upgrades, according to a report by the Autodesk...
Codes + Standards Updated Standard for Liquid Applied Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings Released The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated specification establishing minimum performance...
Green Projects LEED Homes Award Winners Use Rainwater Capture, Permeable Surfaces, and PVs Recipients of this year’s annual LEED Homes Awards included rainwater capture, permeable surfaces, and solar panels in their designs. The...
