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Market Data + Trends

Home Price Growth Continues to Cool

Despite this cooling trend, nationwide home prices remain 55% higher than pre-pandemic
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Jobsite Safety

How Construction Workers Can Stay Safe in Frigid Conditions

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Markets

Exploring New Multigen Housing Options

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Blogs

How Trump’s Tariffs Will Affect the Construction Industry 

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Market Data + Trends

Distressed Properties Continue to See Weak Demand

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Resilient Construction

3 Factors That Amplify a Building's Resilience

Designing a building for resilience helps ensure safe, efficient, and healthy results over the long term for building occupants
Jan. 22, 2025
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Design

8 Strategies for Designing an Aging-in-Place-Ready Living Room

Whether it's wider doorways or simpler floor plans, there are ways to design living rooms for aging in place
Jan. 15, 2025
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Passive House

In Boston, Passive House Pays Dividends

Using Passive House principles, three homes maintain indoor comfort while cutting energy costs
Jan. 14, 2025
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Insurance

Report Says More Homeowners at Risk of Natural Disaster

More than 400,000 homes in the Southeast and Southwest may be underinsured for flooding
Jan. 14, 2025

Construction

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Women in Construction

These States Have the Most Women in Construction

Women make up just over 11% of the construction workforce, but in some states that percentage is much higher
Jan. 23, 2025
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Labor + Trade Relations

6 Ways to Reduce Risks When Hiring Subcontractors

Learning proper risk mitigation can help ensure projects are completed on schedule while also protecting workers and equipment
Jan. 22, 2025
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Innovation

How to Design and Build Homes to Withstand Wildfires

From using fire-rated materials to strategically planned landscaping, designers are considering ways to limit wildfire risk
Jan. 20, 2025
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Education + Training

Frontdoor Announces New Scholarship for Trades Students

The scholarship program, created in collaboration with BlueRecruit, will be available to students across the nation
Jan. 20, 2025

Business Management

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Market Data + Trends

Single-Family Rent Growth Slows Overall but Climbs in Affordable Areas

In some affordable, high-demand areas, single-family rental rates grew despite the national average slowing to just 1.5%
Jan. 24, 2025
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Market Data + Trends

Home Sales Projected to Continue Downward Trend

In 2025 and 2026, mortgage rates will likely remain above 6%. Because of this, experts are lowering their expectations for home sales
Jan. 24, 2025
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Market Data + Trends

Despite Rising Home Prices, Sellers Saw Less Profit in 2024

Data show the typical median-priced home sale still earned sellers $122,500 in profit, but that ROI is less than it was in 2023 and 2022
Jan. 24, 2025
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Market Data + Trends

Where Are Builders Paying the Most for Sales Incentives?

Sales incentives on unsold inventory have become more common, making up an average of 10% of a new home's cost in some states
Jan. 23, 2025

Sales + Marketing

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Demographics

Young Adults Choose to Move Back in With Parents

Young adults have always made up a sizable portion of first-time homebuyers, but this has changed with rising home prices
Jan. 21, 2025
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Market Data + Trends

Uptick in Luxury Home Sales Continues

Some experts are predicting 2025 will be an even bigger year for high-end home sales than last year
Jan. 6, 2025
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Demographics

Markets Where Baby Boomers Dominate

The number of Millennial homeowners has decreased over the years, but more Boomers own homes than ever before
Jan. 6, 2025
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Marketing Best Practices

Tips for Using Through-Channel Marketing in Your Business

TCM is a marketing strategy that has the potential to save time and offer valuable marketing insights
Dec. 27, 2024

Products

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Smart + Connected Home

How Smart Technology Can Help Drive Home Sales

Home builders should pay attention to homebuyers' growing interest in smart features and appliances
Dec. 26, 2024
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Aerial view of the Panorama Idea Home in Colorado
Products

13 Products Used in the Panorama Idea Home

Explore some of the products used in this net-zero, carbon-neutral, all-electric, healthy home in Colorado
Dec. 5, 2024
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Despite smart home technology's popularity, many homeowners struggle with the user experience.
Smart + Connected Home

Upgrading the Smart Home Experience

By providing support from the get-go, home builders can drastically improve homeowner satisfaction
Oct. 31, 2024
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Interiors

Designing With Wellness in Mind

When designing a housing community, pay attention to the interiors—they can have a strong impact on residents’ well-being
Oct. 17, 2024