Market Data + Trends Poll Shows Fewer Active Homebuyers New poll data from the fourth quarter of 2018 finds that fewer Americans were planning on buying a home within the next 12 months than they...
Economics Small Business Owners Predict Recession A slim majority of small business owners in the U.S. believe a recession will hit in the next year, according to new survey data. The...
Sales Discounts in Denver The power dynamic between homebuyers and home sellers is shifting in Denver. A growing number of sellers are having to accept offers below...
Economics Least Affordable Markets in the U.S. A new study analyzes housing affordability by measuring the gap between what metro residents are earning versus what they are spending on...
Affordability Spotlight on Employee Housing During the recent Urban Land Institute Housing Opportunity 2019 conference, a panel of experts discussed the "increasingly overlapping...
Builders Lumber's Highs, Lows Lumber prices posted a 25 percent increase in January 2019, but analysts warn that the market may be overbought, and conditions are similar...
Financing Married ... With Roommates In expensive markets, married couples are living with roommates to share the financial burden of high housing costs, according to a new...
Economics Mortgage Before Marriage More Millennial homebuyers are buying homes with their partners before marrying them, and experts say this is in response to higher costs of...
Sales Advantage: Buyers, But Will It Be Enough? According to Edward Jones senior investment strategist and former Redfin chief economist Nela Richardson, buyers may have the advantage in...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, February 11 Fire sprinkler law, how downtown investment pays off for cities and regions, ISO publishes first global BIM standards, NYPL branch project to include affordable housing, tightening existing home envelopes in Boston to meet climate goals
