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Niche Design Ideas for Greater Livability—and Coziness

As homes become more compact, builders and designers are getting more creative with space. Niches offer cozy, clever hideaways that can help make a house a home

Living room and kitchenette at Cardiff at River Islands

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Townhome Designs That Suit the Neighborhood (and the Neighbors)

These townhouses play well with the detached homes around them, while offering greater density

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Reinventing Home Building to Meet Current Challenges and Future Needs

The pandemic rocked traditional rules and roles for work and home and reset expectations. Now it’s time for fresh solutions in home building

Reinventing home building just like a butterfly's transformation

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From Infill Lot to Urban Oasis: Home Design That Maximizes a Compact Site

Elevated creativity makes the most of a tiny tree-filled lot to create a light-filled, modern farmhouse in this award-winning design in Austin

Modern farmhouse home on a compact infill lot in Austin, Texas

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Home Design That Differentiates

Shifting consumer attitudes and lifestyle needs demand new thinking in home builders' approach to designing homes

Pink exterior of Conch Collection Cottage (Alloha model) by Minto Communities

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Attainable Housing Options: Rethinking the Starter Home

Three rapidly emerging design and development trends are helping to make housing more attainable without sacrificing style or convenience

Starter homes like those in the Bounty series by Brightland Homes offer attainable housing

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Fresh Design Ideas for Open-Plan Kitchens and Living Spaces

Pro Builder's House Review team offers ways home builders can update and improve the design of open-plan kitchen, dining, living spaces

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

A challenging environment, ambitious building-performance goals, and modern aesthetics come together in a stunning, net zero custom home in Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Aerial view of the Desert Comfort Idea Home

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Developer Test Drives New Concept: Turnkey, Luxury One-Bedroom Bungalows

Designing and building the award-winning Bungalows—508-square-foot, one-bedroom luxury homes—was a risk The Beach Company opted to take … and it paid off

The Bungalows along the Kiawah River in South Carolina won a 2022 BALA platinum award

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features