Market Data + Trends Home Builder Confidence Highest Since March The November assessment of home builder sentiment rose to 70, up two points from October, signaling continued growth in confidence. ...
features These Texas Markets Have the Nation's Top Home Price Appreciation Over the past decade, the Dallas-Forth Worth metro has had the most home price appreciation in the U.S., along with three other Texas...
Opinion New Merger Creates Largest Single-Family Landlord The completion of the merger of Invitation Homes and Starwood Waypoint Homes, originally announced in August, is the latest of a series of...
Market Data + Trends U.S. Finalizes Tariffs on Canadian Softwood Lumber The U.S. Commerce Department has finalized tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. The imposed duties would add 20 percent or more to the cost...
Trends The Financial Benefits of Homebuying and Renting A new study concludes that renting could build more wealth than homeownership when renters invest money not allocated for rent, rather than...
Market Data + Trends Property Values Are Growing Nationwide New research suggests that only a few states in the U.S. show no growth or losses. Using survey data, The National Association of...
Market Data + Trends 9 U.S. Cities Ranked in Top 100 Global Cities for Raising a Family Houston is one of five U.S. cities that cracked the top 50 in a new ranking. Online real estate portal Homeday created their ranking...
Market Data + Trends OSB Prices Dropped Last Month After Three Month Rise The price of oriented strand board (OSB) fell 1.0 percent in October, whereas prices increased for softwood lumber (2.3 percent), gypsum...
Green Design Oregon Governor’s Executive Order Mandates Zero-Energy Ready Standard for New Homes Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed executive orders recently that require all new homes to be zero-energy ready by October 2023. Brown’s action...
Market Data + Trends Home Sales 'Sputtering' Despite Strong Homebuyer Demand, Experts Cite Low Inventory The number of homes for sale in the U.S. dropped 12.2 percent, the sharpest year-over-year decline in inventory since 2013. Only eight of...
