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Image Michael Knott recommends buying deeply-discounted sectors while still leaning into strong...

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,...

A ton of housing data snapped back last week as it should have from the holiday-impacted week before: active inventory, new listings and weekly pending home sales all grew above trend. This usually happens when we have a major holiday the previous week that slows data, but mortgage rates have also fallen and we are almost back below 6.25% again. So, was the growth more of a rebound from Easter or falling...

There are a number of quick and simple ways to invite birds, butterflies and other beneficial critters into your yard, whatever its size. Try a few of these ideas for creating a wildlife haven in a small space and then just wait for your guests to...

I became a grandma recently, which has been equal parts magical … and also mildly humiliating. Because apparently, everything we did thirty years ago is now wrong. Like, way wrong. I marvel that my daughter survived to age one. Put the baby on their stomach? Wrong. Kiss that baby on the face? Not yet, Grandma. Add a blanket and a stuffed animal to the crib? Horrors. Let them cry it out for a few...

While many of the same real estate firms may grace the top echelons of the RealTrends Verified Rankings year after year, that is where, at least for many of these firms, the similarities between them end. From cloud-based to franchise networks, specializations and network approaches the top performing firms include a variety of different business models. HousingWire caught up with the leaders of...

Tri Pointe Homes shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approved the previously announced merger with Japanese firm Sumitomo Forestry during a special meeting of stockholders held on Thursday.  While the deal is not yet finalized, the acquisition is expected to close sometime during the second quarter, according to the initial merger announcement.  Sumitomo Forestry confirmed the vote in an...

For nearly two decades, real estate technology followed a predictable playbook: Build an all-in-one platform that does everything, with the CRM, dialer, transaction management and nurture campaigns all under one roof. But a quiet reversal is underway. A growing number of agents, teams and brokerages are abandoning general-purpose tools in favor of highly specialized solutions designed to do one thing...