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The Picket Fence concept home completes construction in Pittsburgh, offering a solution to address the U.S. housing crisis
PostedAugust 13, 2024byJohn Chilson

Using data-driven design to tackle wellness, sustainability, and affordability head on, the modular concept home is a blueprint for a...
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A treehouse is the dream house, suburb farms on the rise
PostedOctober 25, 2022byJohn Chilson

Pocket neighborhoods are smaller clusters of cottage-style homes built around a common area. And, like ADUs, are providing more attainable...
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Insight on single-family rentals, home sizes, luxe treehouse, making places great
PostedSeptember 29, 2022byJohn Chilson

The share of homes built with patios hit a record high in 2021. Of the roughly 1.1 million single-family homes...
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Supply chain solved, cozy colors for fall, no housing drops
PostedAugust 31, 2022byJohn Chilson

Supply chain rockstar (trust us on this!) Ken Pinto walks readers through ways to mitigate the supply chain issue and...
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Single-family rentals booming, more apartments needed, Twitter gets…better
PostedAugust 5, 2022byJohn Chilson

Yes, the single-family rental (SFR) market continues to be strong across the U.S. One piece of proof?
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Clients in the News: Doug Bauer, Tri Pointe Homes On CNBC
PostedJuly 26, 2022byJohn Chilson

Doug Bauer, Tri Pointe Homes CEO, joined CNBC's ‘Squawk on the Street.’ Watch Doug discuss interest rates, jobs, and the housing...
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Boomers boomin’, 3D neighborhood walks, Murders in the Building
PostedJuly 25, 2022byJohn Chilson

The pandemic crushed the senior housing market, cutting occupancy rates and stalling construction. Now, as the market begins an uneven...
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The building industry embraces ESG
PostedJuly 6, 2022byJohn Chilson

Following the unprecedented market and policy momentum behind Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in 2021, investors, corporate boards, and government...
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The great outdoors, old spaces – new places, home sales…up?
PostedJune 17, 2022byJohn Chilson

According to the America at Home Study, 52% of respondents said they’d be willing to trade their own yard space...
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Clients in the News: Doug Bauer, Tri Pointe Homes on CNBC
PostedApril 18, 2022byJohn Chilson

Doug Bauer, Tri Pointe Homes CEO, joined CNBC “Squawk on the Street.” Hear why Doug believes housing is in really...
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The Builder’s Daily is recommended reading
PostedApril 14, 2022byJohn Chilson

The Builder's Daily is a data-driven media company dedicated to serve key stakeholder interests in real estate and construction's value...
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America at Home concept home breaks ground, we’re hiring, social media in 2021
PostedApril 16, 2021byJohn Chilson

This week the Concept Home for the America at Home Study broke ground and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Last...
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