Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, January 29 Solar rebate program, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, and a new roofing manual covering condensation and air leakage becomes available
New-Construction Projects Denver's Condo Supply Is Rising, But Not Meeting Demand In 2017, Colorado lawmakers passed a construction-defects bill to reinvigorate Denver's condominium market. Thus far, there has been a 7.4...
Affordability Rent-to-Own Startup Seeks to Help Homebuyers Build Equity Startup Divvy Homes soft-launched at the end of 2017 with a rent-to-own buying program, offering "the flexibility of renting with the...
Trends San Francisco's Home Values Are Rising With No Signs of Stopping The city's tech-fueled economy, coupled with its housing inventory crisis, make the area's local economy and housing markets unique, and has...
Sales + Marketing Trading Houses: New Home Selling Program Seeks to Expand In spring 2017, home builder Lennar Corp and listing site Opendoor tested a new homebuying and selling program in Las Vegas. The companies...
Market Data + Trends Report Shows Where It's Cheaper to Rent or Buy Real estate data firm Attom Data Solutions' 2018 Rental Affordability Report says that in 54 percent of the U.S. counties analyzed, buying a...
Market Data + Trends The Five Most Affordable U.S. Cities Personal finance website Student Loan Hero studied 253 urban areas across the nation to identify the most affordable cities. Metrics...
Market Data + Trends Economist: New Construction Drove Housing Inventory up in December 2017 New home sales dropped 9.3 percent in the U.S. housing market from November to December 2017. The number of new homes on the market...
Market Data + Trends Limited Supply Drove Down Existing-Home Sales in December 2017 The ongoing housing inventory crisis is driving up prices, and slowing down sales. Existing-home sales for all of 2017 were just 1.1 percent...
Opinion LG to Raise Washing Machine Prices, Citing Trump Tariffs LG Electronics is informing retailers to expect price increases on its washing machines, in light of President Donald Trump's decision to...
