Pool permit levels decline
According to NHAB, permit levels in the latest monthly index for December 2025 fell to their lowest level since 2020.
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NKBA | KBIS release the 2026 Design Council
NKBA | KBIS announced the all-new 2026 NKBA Design Council. NKBA | KBIS is the authority on the residential kitchen
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Builders’ Top Challenges in 2026
Challenges that emerged in 2025 will continue to arise for builders in 2026. The most significant challenge builders faced in
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Home affordability is improving
Home affordability is improving, with Americans needing to earn $111,252 per year to afford the typical U.S. home for sale,
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Interior designers say minimalism is out, timeless is in
Interior designers are stepping away from matching, sterile, black and white color palettes and gravitating to warmer, natural and timeless
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Homeownership rate grows to 65.7%
According to new data released from the Census’ Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS) in the last quarter of 2025 the reported
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Screen-free spaces emerge in home design
Screen-free rooms are emerging as a design response to growing digital fatigue, with homeowners and designers carving out spaces intentionally
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Luxury home prices continue climbing
The average luxury home sale price in the U.S. rose 4.6% year over year to $1.31 million in December 2025.
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Van Metre Companies names new CEO
Van Metre Companies, a privately held real estate development, construction and investment firm announced Mike Dunleavy as Chief Executive Officer. This comes
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U.S. home sales see life
New listings of U.S. homes saw the first increase in more than two months, with home sales rising about 1%
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Mortgage rates continue to decline in January
Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.10% in January, 9 basis points (bps) lower than the previous month.
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U.S. Home Price Insights
Year-over-year home price growth in the U.S. continues its downward trend, with growth slowing to just 0.9% in December 2025, while the Midwest and Northeast hubs
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10 Things to Know About the Property Market
Cotality, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, released its latest list on the 10 things to
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Interior design trends taking over 2026
This year marks a year of self-expression and individuality in interior design trends. Instead of following trends and going for
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HOA fee rates climb in homes for sale
According to the recent Homeowners Association Report from Realtor.com®, homeowners associations (HOAs) continued their steady growth across the U.S. housing
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Gen Z home ownership ticked up in 2025
Generation Z’s (Gen Z), individuals born between 1997 and 2012, home ownership rate rose in 2025. According to a Redfin
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Mortgage-purchase applications rise with lower mortgage rates
Mortgage-purchase applications rose 5% week over week to their highest level in three years. U.S. pending home sales fell 2.9%
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ASID 2026 Interior Design Trends Outlook Report
On Jan. 27, 2026, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) released its 2026 Trends Outlook report, offering a comprehensive
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Pool permitting plummets in 2025
Swimming pool and spa construction permit levels fell to their lowest in December 2025, despite seeing a rapid expansion in
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AIA CEO discusses housing solutions with Boston Mayor Wu
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) EVP/Chief Executive Officer, Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA met with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at
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Fed pauses easing cycle
The Fed at their January meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to continue easing interest rates. This
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Title 24: What builders need to know
California’s 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) are officially adopted and apply to permits submitted on or
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First American reports positive momentum growing
First American’s latest Existing-Home Sales Outlook Report shows that home affordability is improving as income growth outpaces home price gains,
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Freddie Mac announces 30-year FRM decrease
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) on Jan. 15, 2026, showing the 30-year fixed-rate
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Freddie Mac’s multifamily production reports a 17% increase
Freddie Mac reported their 2025 production volume for the multifamily market. The volume totaled $77.6 billion, posing a 17% increase
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Stable price increases for U.S. homes
According to data from Redfin Home Price Index (RHPI), U.S. home prices increased 0.1% month over month in December on
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Single-family built-for-rent activity slips
According to the release of the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, Q3 of 2025 reported
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2026 New Single-Family Home Size Trends
According to third quarter 2025 data from the Census Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design and analysis from
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ABC Green Home Launches TerraVerde: The Next Phase of Its Nationally Recognized High-Performance Home Program
Newport Beach, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 — Builder Media announced today the launch of ABC Green Home 5.0: TerraVerde, the next phase
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Remodeling Market Sentiment Index Improves
The recently released the NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) of the fourth quarter of 2025, indicated a stronger remodeler
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Michigan homebuilding reports increased activity in 2025
A recent release from the Home Builders Association of Michigan (HBAM) announced that last year’s single-family home production grew by
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