Market Data + Trends The Best State for Retirees Nope, it's not Florida. A new study by Bankrate.com evaluated U.S. states by housing, quality of life, and cost of living, finding that...
Trends Sustained Price Appreciation in Denver Makes Saving Up Harder Renters in Denver may need 12 years to save up enough for a 20 percent down payment, says a new study from Zillow's real estate listing...
Opinion Property Tax Limitations Land-Locking California A new opinion piece by columnist Virginia Postrel says California's popular property-tax limitation Proposition 13 "wasn’t meant to...
Market Data + Trends Renters May Take Between Six Years, Three Decades to Save Up a Down Payment All real estate is local, yet the average American renter buying a median-priced home will need six and a half years to save up the typical...
Market Data + Trends Homebuyer Caution May Signal Future Flat Home Price Growth A new report from independent research group Capital Economics finds that more Americans say now is a bad time to purchase a home. High...
Market Data + Trends The 10 Fastest Growing Suburbs in the U.S. Homebuying demand in the suburbs is "fierce," according to Realtor.com. The real estate listings website crunched the numbers to determine...
Energy Efficiency Energy Storage Becoming Easier Energy storage technologies are becoming cheaper and more effective, and governmental policies are becoming more welcoming toward these...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, July 16 The Heat Island Effect, Boston's condo boom, and the proposed secession of an Atlanta suburb from the city
Kitchen + Bath An Outdoor Kitchen How-To Guide Jeff Stone, owner of Artisan Outdoor Kitchens, explains the growing importance of the outdoor kitchen, and how to design the perfect,...
Economics Trump Tariffs Fueling Inflation, Erasing Wage Gains According to the Department of Labor, inflation hit a six-year high in June, 2.9 percent, causing prices to rise the sharpest since 2012...
