Closing out the year, BUILDER’s Q4 issue honors 17 projects with an array of grands and merits in the 2024 Builder’s Choice Design Awards (BCDA), an annual residential design awards program.
In addition to the design-forward homes, readers can learn more about five factors that will influence the new housing market in 2025, including mortgage rates, land, labor, inventory levels, and the political atmosphere, and emerging trends in the build-to-rent market.
As issues start to hit desks, be sure to check out the following stories either in print or online from:
- Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf on trends and top markets from the annual Baby Chaser Index;
- Associate editor Vincent Salandro on Dandelion Energy’s recent funding round, his 2025 outlook feature, and seven trends shaping the build-to-rent market next year;
- ARCHITECT editor-in-chief Paul Makovsky on Initiative 99’s groundbreaking, 3D-printed affordable housing winners;
- Associate editor Symone Strong on the latest home hardware trends and 10 popular bathroom design features, including the rise of wet rooms;
- BUILDER staff on each of the 17 BCDA winners and their unique details;
- And Zonda House Plans director of marketing Aurora Zeledon on a stylish starter home plan.
See the full table of contents here, and check out the digital edition of the Q4 issue here.
