Trends What Is the Best State to Live In? Massachusetts topped a recent ranking of the best states to live in, according to Realtor.com. Massachusetts was named the top place in...
Sales Bidding Wars Are Back in San Francisco Recent tech IPOs have reignited bidding wars on home sales in San Francisco, which rose to 35% in May from just 5% in January of 2019. ...
Sales How Kids Change the Homebuying Process Having children can drastically influence homebuyers' budgets and wish lists, Zillow reports. Buyers with children at home are more...
Affordability The Housing Crisis Is Coming for the Middle Class Curbed reports that new research shows the lack of affordable housing is slowly trickling up to affect the middle class. A new paper by...
Financing Mortgage Applications Increased 26% Last Week Mortgage application volume jumped 26.8% last week compared to a week earlier, as consumers jumped to take advantage of the lowest mortgage...
Codes + Standards USGBC-LA Launches Net Zero Accelerator The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA) has opened applications for a major new initiative: the Net Zero Accelerator....
Financing The New Face of Risky Borrowing Risky borrowing is making a comeback, but this time traditional banks are out of the picture. The New York Times reports that funds have...
Sales Successful Contingent Offers Are on the Rise Homebuyers are having more success this year with offers including inspection, financing, and home-sale contingencies, Redfin reports. ...
Trends Most Dynamic Metros Feature ‘Knowledge-Based’ Economies A new study from the Walton Family Foundation found that the most dynamic U.S. metros have economies that have made investments in...
Market Data + Trends NAHB Tackles the Opioid Epidemic The National Association of Home Builders has unveiled a new resource package to help residential construction companies address the opioid...
