Single-Family Homes Build-to-Rent Communities Enter Single-Family Rental Market After a decade of growth, the single-family rental market is looking to build new homes. Build-to-rent is a growing concept, both for...
Market Data + Trends Three Solutions to Today's Labor Shortage As the shortage of trade workers tightens, builders will have to look for a reprieve in new places to keep up with housing demand. ...
New-Home Marketing Clayton Homes Has Big Plans For Tiny Houses The builder's tiny home subsidiary, Designer Series, plans to launch its first distribution center
Market Data + Trends Home Appraisal Waivers Now Available for Some Loans A recent change in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae policy allows some homeowners to forgo formal appraisals when seeking mortgage loans or...
Trends Single-Family Corporate Landlords Switch Tactics in Tight Market Large, corporate single-family landlords no longer have access to the cheap stock of foreclosed properties that got them started after the...
Affordability Old Regulations Squeeze the Southern California Housing Market Restrictive anti-growth policies from the 1980s continue to affect the Los Angeles market, preventing a new generation of Californians from...
New-Construction Projects Lennar Builds Alexa-Powered Smart Homes in Florida Development Lennar has announced a partnership with Amazon that will bring Alexa-powered smart technology to the homes in its Babcock Ranch, Fla.,...
Trends Are Baby Boomers Actually Downsizing? Recent reporting from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis found that aging homeowners are staying in single-family homes longer than ever...
Market Data + Trends Americans Are Moving for Jobs New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Bay Area are all popular destinations for job searchers, according to a study by Glassdoor. The...
Market Data + Trends Mortgage Rates Are on the Rise The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen to 4.61 percent, its highest rate since 2011. The rate is up from a 4.55...
