Market Data + Trends Housing Starts, Permits Defied Expectations Last Month Despite housing starts exceeding expectations in May, the share of housing permits dropped for the second month in a row, curbing market...
Trends Multifamily Market Placid, for Now Multifamily real estate is getting a lot of love from investors hedging against volatility, and from first-time and downsizing homebuyers....
Market Data + Trends Record Number of Homes Completed in May Builders completed the most homes in more than a decade this May, 1,291,000. May had 10.4 percent more completions than the year before, and...
Home Technology Automating Atlanta's Housing PulteGroup is going all in on smart homes. The company's new model smart home in Atlanta's Sandy Springs neighborhood is another sign of the...
Market Data + Trends Most Homeowner-Friendly U.S. States Homeowners in Midwestern and Western states are doing the best this year, as all 10 in a new ranking were in these regions. Idaho, Utah, and...
Innovation Half-Homes Built for the Future Experts predict that people will continue moving to the world's cities over the next 30 years. Half-built homes offer an innovative solution...
Trends This Home Costs More Than 2,800 Per Square Foot In Palo Alto, Calif. a home of 900 square feet with two bedrooms and one bathroom was just listed for $2.6 million, the latest example of...
Trends Coastal Flooding an Economic Crisis 'Unfurling in Slow Motion' New analysis by nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists finds that by 2045, about $135 billion worth of U.S. real estate will be under...
Trends Nashvillians Anxious Over Rapid Pace of Growth Nashville's regional population has grown 45 percent over the past 17 years, according to the Census Bureau, drawing in new residents and...
Market Data + Trends Tariffs Curtailing Builder Confidence in June The June reading of builder sentiment from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index stands at 68 points,...