Market Data + Trends California's Wildfires are Further Constricting Already Strained Housing Markets On top of millions of dollars of property damage, the wildfires devastating California's Napa Valley have displaced thousands of families,...
Trends Credit Unions Requiring Little to No Down Payment for Home Loans In an effort to help consumers qualify for home loans, credit unions are requiring a significantly lower down payment than usual from...
Single-Family Homes Conformity: Modular Home Causes Controversy A new, three-bedroom modular home built in Michigan's Allendale Township was asked to be taken down, after neighbors complained that they...
Trends New, Bigger Homes Mean Less Yard Space, Despite Homebuyer Preference In a new trend three decades in the making, home square footage continues to grow at the expense of lot size. Homes built since 2015 take up...
Green Design Robert Gurney Reflects On Modern Design The Washington, D.C.-based architect offers his views on the evolution of modern residential architecture
Planning + Development The Patch: an Agrihood in the City A conceptual design from KTGY Architecture & Planning aims to bring the benefits of locally grown food to existing urban neighborhoods
Market Data + Trends Rising Sea Levels' Potential Effect on Housing Markets Assessed The recent, historic hurricanes and wildfires in the U.S. have affected the housing market and will continue to do so for some time. At the...
Energy Efficiency Batteries Now Included: Fundamental Change Coming for Supplying, Storing Energy At first glance, the rise of home batteries appears to be just another feature of tech takeover. Ultimately, home batteries are becoming...
Trends New Study Shows Large Regional Housing Markets Can Endure Historic Storms 2017 has had one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons recorded, and presumably the costliest in U.S. history based on the...
Market Data + Trends Student Loan Debt and Slower Wage Growth 'Overwhelming' First-Time Homebuyers Chris Silliman, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty Homes and Estates, says he has had many clients with a lot of student loan...
