Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, March 19 3D-printed homes, the impact of Airbnb on housing affordability, construction waste data, and South Africa's severe water crisis
Home Technology Nest Bulks Up Home Automation Product Line Manufacturer Nest's newest products to hit the market, Nest Hello and the Nest x Yale Lock, are now available and create a more holistic...
Green Projects Solar Installation Growth Forecast Cut by 13 Percent Due to Tariffs Market analysis firm GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association revised its forecast for solar installations between 2018 and...
Market Data + Trends Homebuying Millennials Are Calling Small Towns Home The 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational report from the National Association of Realtors found that more than half of Millennial...
Market Data + Trends Cost of Building Materials Increased Overall in February 2018 The indexes for softwood lumber, gypsum products, OSB, ready-mix concrete, and inputs to residential construction less labor all increased...
Market Data + Trends As the Housing Market Tightens, Zillow Is Soaring Shares of Zillow are up nearly 40 percent this year, trading in the company's stock is at a record high, and the company reported robust...
Trends New Report Says Millennials Are Biggest Homebuying Group Millennials accounted for more than one third of all home purchases in 2017, and had the most homebuying activity of all generations for the...
Market Data + Trends Seven Housing Construction Hot Spots Based on the Burns Housing Market Hotness Index, seven U.S. housing markets are "sizzling" with new construction activity. The Index data is...
Home Technology Smart Homes: the 'Quest for a More Optimal Existence' The desire to create a more perfect abode may not be new, but smart home automation and the Internet of Things is putting a new spin on the...
Market Data + Trends Uptick in Mortgage Delinquency Attributed in Part to Natural Disasters in 2017 CoreLogic reports that the majority of mortgage loan payments in early-stage delinquency, 30 to 59 days late, increased 0.1 percent month...
