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Builders are reporting offering smaller homes, buying land farther from urban centers, and paring back features to help lower costs and sales prices.

With 2023 in the rear view, the Zonda Advisory team, including chief advisory officer Tim Sullivan and principal Mollie Carmichael, recently analyzed data from over 900 master-planned communities across the country to determine the 10 top-selling master plans of last year.

Understanding branded residences and how they fuse luxury lifestyles with celebrity appeal and prestige companies is more than an industry skill. The developers who create the biggest and brightest branded residences become recognizable names by building the most glamorous high-rise homes around the globe.

As the housing market navigates affordability challenges, rising loan limits offer hope for home buyers.

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust verdict will have a profound effect on how homes are bought, sold, and commissions are paid. The trial, formally known as the Sitzer/Burnett Commission lawsuit, saw the NAR and major real estate companies unsuccessfully defend themselves in an antitrust case. The judge ruled they conspired to drive real estate commissions higher and levied a fine just north of $1.7 billion, which could be tripled under antitrust legislation.

With 30-year fixed-rate mortgages climbing toward 8% and limited inventory available, there is plenty to be scared of in the housing market for prospective buyers. In honor of Halloween, Point2Homes analyzed the largest 200 housing markets in the country to determine the scariest markets, based on median price, year-over-year differential in home prices, differences in for-sale inventory, and fewest days on the market.

How do they come up with paint color names? Paint companies gather inspiration from unexpected places for memorable names.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Karyn Bonder of Livabl joins Greg Bray and Kevin Weitzel to discuss the advantages of listing new construction homes on the Livabl platform.

Searching for a new home in a growing city such as Phoenix is challenging. There are multiple options, and how will a buyer know which one is right for them?

Why not consider a builder with a trusted reputation, local to the area, and committed to quality construction and energy efficiency?

Livabl is shining the spotlight on Meritage Homes — a builder based in the Phoenix metro with over 35 years of experience.

Despite rising rates and prices, new home sales last month are higher than March, April 2022, and April 2019 levels, according to Zonda.

Budgeting for a home, especially for first-time homebuyers, is often daunting. Common sense dictates buyers should buy the house they can afford. However, that amount is going to differ for everyone. The median sales price for a new home in January 2023 was $427,500. So where do you begin to prepare, and how does a buyer stay on track? Here’s everything you need to know about how to budget for a home.

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased 3.3 points in March to 61.3.

Long past are the days when a buyer moved into a master-planned community, and the only thing to do was jump into a tepid pool. As builders look to bring in buyers, they are broadening their range of amenities to suit different lifestyles. Swimming pools are out, and fishing ponds are in. But which master-planned community suits your lifestyle?

Take advantage of builder incentives. Look for discounts, financial incentives and upgrade allowances to negotiate the price of your new home

Your new home is finally purchased — you’ve cleared all the hurdles in securing the mortgage, and now you’re playing the waiting game. The builder has given you a timeline for when you can expect to move in, but what should you do in the meantime?

Builder 100’s annual event is coming this spring, with the 2023 recipients announced in May. In the meantime, Livabl looks back at the top 15 new home builders of 2022.