Brad Jacobs’ vaunted, capital treasure-trove-fueled sprint to geographic and marketshare clout, enough to disrupt the nation’s building products and materials supply infrastructure, took another big leap this weekend, with a $17 billion deal to acquire TopBuild, a giant among homebuilder-favored distribution players. During an investor presentation held on Sunday, Jacobs, Chairman and CEO at QXO,...

While national brands dominate real estate headlines, an independent brokerage based in Pennsylvania’s chocolate capital has quietly posted one of the industry’s strongest five-year growth runs. Iron Valley Real Estate — now rebranding as IVRE — placed No. 10 nationally for five-year volume growth and No. 3 for five-year transaction side growth on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 brokerage...

If you want to understand the DNA of the modern American homebuilding industry, you don’t start in a boardroom or on Wall Street. You start in the aftermath of World War II. The men (and they were almost entirely men at the time) who came home from that war didn’t just return with discipline and grit. They returned with something far more valuable: a working knowledge of logistics at scale,...

This Trending Now story features the most-saved entry photos uploaded to Houzz between Dec. 15, 2025, and March 15, 2026.Savvy homeowners know that an entryway does more than greet guests — it sets the tone for the entire home while...

Decluttering your home is a satisfying but time-consuming project. What you may not realize ahead of time is that sorting through your belongings can bring up a number of emotions, from guilt to nostalgia to feeling overwhelmed. These emotions are a completely normal part of the...

Cole West, a privately-held, locally owned and operated, Utah-based real estate development company today announced that it has closed on 38 homesites for a new community called Lone Tree in Syracuse, Utah. "This is a great opportunity in Northern Utah to expand Cole West's presence and advance our continued growth as Utah's premier homebuilder," said Chris Winter, Cole West President of Homebuilding....

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Commercial real estate development has always been a high-stakes game. Deadlines slip. Budgets blow out. Contractors argue over drawings that don't match the field conditions. None of this is new -- but the rate at which these problems eat into project margins has made a lot of developers quietly desperate for something better. Virtual Design and Construction -- VDC -- is that something better. Not...

Job Security Anxiety Shapes Household Decisions U.S. workers are increasingly recalibrating major financial decisions amid shifting perceptions of job stability, with a growing share delaying or scrapping high-cost purchases such as homes and vehicles, according to new survey data. Roughly 36% of employed Americans say concerns about job security have led them to postpone or cancel a major purchase,...

These parents of three young children were envisioning a dining area, a grilling station and a pergola-covered lounge for their 430-square-foot Denver backyard when they hired Sundial Designs to bring these dreams to life. Because the compact yard is tucked between the house and a detached garage,...