Data & Research
Data & Research
Fewer Custom Homes Built in 2023
Custom home building pulls back, but could positivity be on the horizon?
Data & Research
What Features Do Homeowners Want in a New Home?
From kitchen amenities to patios, data collected from the Survey of Construction show homes are being built with these trends in mind
Custom Builder
How Can Custom Builders Respond to the Current Market?
How can custom builders capture clients today? The Farnsworth Group President Grant Farnsworth shares insights into what custom builders can do
Data & Research
Do Homeowners Really Use the Inflation Reduction Act?
The first IRA report by the Treasury Department reveals who and what has benefitted from energy efficient tax incentives
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Leadership
David Weekley Homes acquires builder T.W. Lewis, enters Phoenix market
David Weekley Homes, the nation’s third largest privately held home builder, has acquired luxury home builder T.W. Lewis and its Phoenix market assets.
Economics
Census report: More 'doubled-up' households impacting economy
More people are living with family members amid high unemployment rates and a slow economy, but while the phenomenon is keeping the poverty rate lower, it has wider negative economic consequences.
Economics
Obama’s job-creation bill includes $15 billion for rehabilitation of vacant, foreclosed homes
President Barack Obama’s prime-time address on jobs didn’t focus much on housing, but it would create a $15 billion fund to get construction workers to rehab vacant and foreclosed homes and businesses.
Data & Research
Ashton Woods to complete Orlando townhomes
Ashton Woods Homes wants to finish the partially completed Copley Square townhome development south of downtown Orlando that has lain dormant for the last three years.
Data & Research
America’s three housing markets
The recent housing crisis has made many Americans more conscious of the gap between homeowners and rents. The nation's housing market has been split into three distinct segments: homeowners with mortgages or loans on their property; renters; and people who own their home outright.
Data & Research
Report: Foreclosures don't significantly reduce housing consumption
Despite the recent flood of foreclosures on residential mortgages, little is known about what happens to borrowers and their households after their mortgage has been foreclosed. A new study looks at the post-foreclosure experience of U.S. households.
Financial
Accelerate the foreclosure process to save the housing market, experts say
If the Obama administration really wants to save the housing market, it should speed up the foreclosure process – not prolong the inevitable.
Data & Research
10 transformed neighborhoods
With help from the American Planning Association, Forbes hand-picked 10 neighborhoods once down on their luck where money, politics, and time have successfully transformed the areas into bona fide hot spots.
Government
White House looks to strengthen housing market
The Obama administration is considering further actions to strengthen the housing market, but the bar is high.
Data & Research
NAR: It’s a landlord’s market
Multifamily rentals are still booming, with apartment landlords among the only commercial property owners able to sign new tenants amid the sluggish economy.