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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%…
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…
D.R. Horton reports rising net sales
D.R. Horton, one of the nation’s largest production homebuilders, reported an increase of net sales orders 3% to 18,300 homes…
Markets to expect remodeling growth in 2026
With the latest release of the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies indicating…
Remodel of the week:
One Coast Design
The design team from One Coast Design remodeled the Coburn Hutchinson House in Summerville, S.C. The home is a rare…
Global remodeling market on the rise
The global remodeling market is on track for substantial growth, expected to rise from $973.37 billion in 2025 to $1.02…
First community in NorCal to meet IBHS standard
KB Home announced that its new Stone Canyon community meets the home- and neighborhood-level wildfire resilience standards developed by the…
USGBC promotes use of sustainably sourced wood
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recognition of sustainable wood standards in LEED. This allows wood sourced from multiple credible…
City of Madison Raises Building Standards
The City of Madison, Wis., raised its green building requirements for all City-owned facilities, now requiring LEED Gold certification for…
DOE announces winter storm blackout preparations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it is prepared to take emergency action to…
