Trends West Coast's Wilting Markets Over the past two months, housing markets, particularly on the West Coast where affording a home is beyond reach for many, have been...
Trends Housing 'Locked Into' Cycle Downturn Real home price growth is trending downward in the current market cycle, and experts say it will get worse, due to the same red flags...
Plumbing Fixtures + Fittings Latest Faucet Style Trends When it comes to faucets, the current style trend is curving toward classic shapes, brass finishes, and an industrial aesthetic. Frances...
Trends Market Conditions Pummeling Buyers, Builder Stocks According to home builder Lennar's executive chairman Stuart Miller, rising home prices and interest rates are a "one-two punch" to...
Trends Fewer Buyers Making Offers Sight-Unseen Many homebuyers are still putting in offers on homes sight-unseen, but fewer than they were in November 2017. A new Redfin survey finds that...
Trends Looking for the Missing Middle Why are home builders in the US not building more homes for this market segment?
Market Data + Trends Studios and Micro-Units in Seattle Gain Popularity For the first time, one out of 10 homes in Seattle has just one room, per the latest Census Bureau data. Since the start of this decade,...
Economics 2019 Outlook: The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty Rather than a few dominating trends, the Urban Land Institute's "Emerging Trends for Real Estate" report anticipates that 2019 will be...
Trends Has Good Walkability Eclipsed Good Public Transit in Value? During the ULI Fall Meeting in Boston, a panel of developers and investors concluded that innovations in private transit like ride-sharing...
Trends Labor Pains Despite Record Jobs Data The labor market may be experiencing the "perfect amount of growth," with sustained monthly job growth keeping pace with inflation growth,...