Trends 2020 Paint Trends Focus on Calm and Color Three paint companies have already revealed their 2020 color trends, and they’re forecasting the rise of calm and serene colors and the fall...
Market Data + Trends Minority Homeownership Rate Fell During First Quarter 2019 Despite a steady rate of homeownership overall, the National Association of Home Builders reports that the U.S. saw a drop in minority...
Green Products This Smart Bulb Reset Process Is Not So ‘Smart’ GE’s video guide to resetting its smart light bulbs showcases the fatal flaw of many smart home products: They’re too complicated, CNBC...
Codes + Standards Wealthy Chicago Suburb Bans Rooftop PVs; Says They are Too Ugly The Chicago suburb of Kildeer will not grant permits to homeowners to add rooftop solar panels to their homes. The reason: They are too ugly...
Market Data + Trends The Best Cities for Homebuyers Earning the Average Salary CNBC’s Make It found the six U.S. cities where it is easiest to buy a home as an average wage earner. In its 2019 Home Affordability...
Financing Investor Home Purchases Are at an All Time High Investors made up more than 11% of U.S. home purchasers in 2018, more than ever before, Realtor.com reports. The investor purchases are...
Innovation The Amazon of Home Building—or How to Disrupt the Industry Home builders should stop worrying about disruption and become the disrupter
Timber Framing The Case for Wood-Frame Construction A new publication outlines how to meet IECC energy efficiency requirements using wood-frame construction, CodeWatcher reports. The...
Financing Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Realtor.com reports that mortgage rates remained near recent lows this week, as the bond market continued to fall. The 30-year fixed-rate...
Net Zero The 12-Step Path to Net Zero A new training course from the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) helps builders chart their own path to successfully...
