Where are building permits keeping up with housing demand?

Where are building permits keeping up with housing demand?

As housing inventory tightens across the U.S., the need for new builds becomes more essential to the housing market, especially for first-time homebuyers. In order to assess the current state of the new-build market, the National Association of Realtors compared...
8 Hot Landscaping Trends for 2017

8 Hot Landscaping Trends for 2017

Just like home interiors, landscape design evolves with our lifestyles and the times. Here’s a look at eight trends that will be shaping your lawn, garden, and outdoor spaces this year. Estate style scales down Who says you need to have rolling acres...

What to Unpack First in Your New Home

Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as...

Picking a Moving Company: How Do Your Choices Stack Up?

Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as...
Designer Lookbook: Visible Proof’s Chic Richmond Renovation

Designer Lookbook: Visible Proof’s Chic Richmond Renovation

A couple with two young kids tapped Richmond, VA interior designer and architect Kristi Lane of Visible Proof to transform their small, segmented kitchen, breakfast nook, and dining room into functional and flowing spaces for their daily family gatherings....

4 Things to Know About Buying a ‘For Sale by Owner’ Home

During the home-buying process you’ll see tons of homes, mostly listed by real estate agents. But from time to time you might encounter a home listed for sale by owner (FSBO). You may even have a friend or relative who wants to sell you their home...

3 Common Moving Nightmares (and How to Prevent Them)

Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as...
New home sizes continue to shrink

New home sizes continue to shrink

Americans seem to be more interested in smaller homes at the start of 2017 as the median and average square footage of new builds continues to decrease, according to a note from Robert Dietz for the National Association of Home Builders. During the housing recovery,...