Will developers rescue downtowns and their soaring commercial vacancy rates with beautiful new housing options? It’s complicated.

The controversial rule the NAHB and NMHC say will negatively affect housing affordability remains in effect in 24 states.

The Zonda chief economist outlines four factors contributing to the ‘fairly significant’ labor shortage in the U.S.

Edina, Minnesota; Falls Church, Virginia; and Palo Alto, California, are the country’s top three suburbs for a city-like lifestyle, according to StorageCafe.

The Consumer Price Index recorded its smallest year-over-year increase in nearly two years and grew just 0.1% month over month in March.

Find out the latest on the market’s new-home sales rates and pricing.

According to a new survey from U.S. News, a majority of home buyers are lowering budgets and shopping lenders.

New Zillow survey finds a majority of Gen Z pet owners say it’s more important to have a pet-friendly home than a kid-friendly home.

BUILDER examined the top 5 home building markets using Climate Alpha’s new HOMES tool that forecasts financial gains and losses due to climate change.

Biophilic design and décor are among the hottest trends this year, with homeowners increasingly focusing on health and wellness in their homes. Biophilic design is derived from the biophilia hypothesis, which suggests that humans have an innate and primitive need to be connected to nature. As a design strategy, elements that occur naturally outdoors are brought inside or replicated.

When moving into a brand-new home, having appropriate furniture for the new space’s scale, size, and style is essential. New furniture will make a new construction home look and feel finished and enhance usability.

Compared with pre-pandemic levels, a new report shows that second-home mortgage-rate locks were down 52% in March.

Miami’s housing market, which had been outperforming the nation, has been experiencing increased headwinds.

Deciding that you want to buy a house is an exciting time in anyone’s life. But now you’re left with the not-so-exciting process of figuring out how you’ll come up with a down payment.

You’ve purchased your new home and are waiting for it to be built. During one of your meetings with the builder, you’re presented with the floor plan of your new home. But how to read a floor plan? What are you looking at, anyway? Is that line a window or a door? Is that round thing supposed to be a sink or a tub?

Your floor plan will give you a solid idea of where your home’s critical parts will be. But if you don’t know how to read a plan, you’ll likely be left with more questions than answers.

According to the NAHB and the NMHC, the rule will add regulatory burdens, negatively impacting affordability.