Market Data + Trends Refinances Pulled Down Application Volume Last Week Refinances are being cited as the major reason for last week's five percent drop in mortgage application volume. Refinances were nearly 19...
New-Construction Projects Speed of Apartment-Building in Twin Cities Signals 'Normalization of the Market' The Twin Cities are seeing apartments being built at a rapid pace, which the data show will only be speeding up. Currently, the metro has...
Trends Salt Lake City Is Upending Cultural, Housing Stereotypes Rather than as a bastion of conservatism, Salt Lake City is becoming known for its proactive approach to housing affordability, which is...
Construction Number of Job Openings in Construction Near Peak Level At the start of 2018, the number of vacant construction sector jobs rose to 250,000, up roughly 36 percent year-over-year. The industry had...
Builders New Building Plan to Help Women Enter Construction Industry California's new Road Repair and Accountability Act is a $50 billion, 10-year building program to fund infrastructure repairs, with $25...
Market Data + Trends Starter Homes Scarce, Pricier in 2018 Spring Homebuying Season The starter home market has shifted from available and affordable to smaller, more expensive, and rare. Starter home inventory was down 14.2...
Home Technology Closing the Gap Between Smart Home Ecosystems The proliferation of smart home products has moved whole-home automation forward, yet a lack of integration between Internet of Things (IoT)...
Market Data + Trends Ranking of Best Small Towns in America Many of these affordable areas are located in the Midwest, and are increasingly attracting Millennials. Buyers aged 37 years and younger are...
Smart Home Smart Home Tech May Help Lower Utility Bills A range of smart home tech products promises to help homeowners curb household energy consumption
Green Projects High-Performance Housing in North Carolina A new report from the North Carolina Building Performance Association (NCBPA) concludes that high-performance homes have a greater financial...
