This month, the NAHB Housing Market Index went above 50 for the first time since January. Who is the average home buyer facilitating positive change in builder confidence for 2014? Which builder is leading the U.S. in home sales this year? Here's a look at who is running the show in each region. More
Millennials are far from the leading new-home buyer demographic in big markets, but some smaller markets are showing strength in attracting young buyers. Here, BUILDER ranks the top 10 markets successfully selling more homes to Gen Y. More
A closer look at the housing markets making up America's top 10 richest counties.... More
With the purchase of the second-largest builder in Portland and Seattle, William Lyon becomes a major player in the Pacific Northwest. More
Take advantage of great views with these outstanding homes by Hobbs’ Ink. Janet Hobbs and her team create unique designs that show off rolling hills and spectacular sunsets. Inside, inviting and informal layouts fit beautifully with today’s relaxed lifestyles. It’s no wonder, then, that Hobbs’ Ink has earned a plethora of design awards and two of the spots on the list of bestselling house plans. More
Through what continues to be a lumpy, choppy, and iffy 2014 Spring Selling Season, the one true bright light in new-home housing economics is the Active Adult segment, where discretionary, cash- and credit-empowered older buyers are driving demand as they head to a new stage of their lives. Here, we mash-up TopRetirements.com's Most Popular Places to Retire for 2014 with our own sister-outfit Metrostudy's data to give you the inaugural "Top 10 New-Home Markets In America’s Retirement Magnets." Then we take it further, giving you a Local Leaders drill-down of the top 5 builders (for 2013) in each of those 10 markets. More
According to Metrostudy data for the first-quarter of 2014, the booming city of Seattle has extraordinary price surges to thank for fewer sales. More
Florida, much like the nation as a whole, saw tremendous home price appreciation in 2013. Metrostudy's Tony Polito examines the rising home prices in his market and notes the days of the double digit price and volume growth are behind us looking ahead in 2014. More
By acquiring Streetman, StanPac is well on it's way to becoming a top five builder in Austin. More