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For the third straight meeting in 2024, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) elected to hold rates steady.

Energy efficient features—and the cost-saving benefits—are expected by today’s new-home buyers. From Energy Star certified appliances to low-E windows, new construction homes are equipped with products and materials that ensure home buyers do not have worry about wasted energy or high utility bills.

The recent spike in mortgage rates has had a more muted effect on Washington D.C.’s new-home sales than when they started their climb from record lows in 2022.

Despite rates shooting past 7%, the average new-home sales rate has been higher than a year ago, suggesting home buyers have adjusted to the new normal and are budgeting a larger portion of their income to housing.

In the January Zonda Market Ranking, the metro area was significantly overperforming compared with its long-term historical average. Home builders are ramping up new construction, and starts activity has improved over the past six months.

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

Building a comprehensive website is one of the most critical tasks for any home builder. Most buyers begin searching for a new home online, and their decision to purchase occurs long before they step inside a sales center.

Kitchen trends in 2024 include choosing natural stone instead of quartz, metal accents and bold and moody color choices.

Gene and Amy Cross built their dream home using Livabl’s 2024 Virtual Concept Home floorplan.

Whether buying your own appliances or opting for the builder package, choosing appliances in a new build starts with understanding function.

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.

What does a community do when a neighborhood is built but in-fill space remains? A city in Arizona thinks that tiny homes may be the answer.

Zonda Virtual is the innovative technology is the power behind the 2024 Virtual Concept Home by Livabl.

Today’s buyers are busier than ever before. Taking the time to seek out a community and tour a model home with the family isn’t always practical. The ability to not only explore a home online, but to also experience what the neighborhood will look like in the future, is a welcome revelation for many purchasers.

Home sales aligned with expectations in October. While sales were cooler than September, the rate of sales was well above levels a year ago, according to the October New Home Market Update report from Zonda.

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases increased 39.7% compared with a year ago, according to the October data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS). Compared with September, applications increased by 6%.

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.

Emerging tech provides exciting new ways to design and decorate your home, but what should you know when using digital tools?