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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.

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.

If you’re looking for a home in Texas, you’ll want to know the key players in new home construction. Thanks to exclusive data from Zonda Home, Livabl is sharing the top 10 builders in Houston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land.

If you’re looking for a home in Texas, you’ll want to know who the key players are in new home construction. Thanks to exclusive data from Zonda Home, Livabl is sharing the top 10 builders in Dallas-Fort Worth and Arlington. There are plenty of options throughout the Metroplex and these 10 builders share nearly 56 percent of the market.

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.

The metaverse lends itself nicely to interior design because of how it demonstrates scale and lets users interact and collaborate.

Livabl has all the information about Taylor Morrison — a well-established and reputable builder who knows Arizona well. Based in Scottsdale, Taylor Morrison builds in 67 communities throughout the Phoenix metro.

Choosing a reputable homebuilder in Phoenix can be a challenge. A buyer can read reviews, but where’s the information about what makes a builder unique and, more importantly, the right one for their family?

Livabl is shining the spotlight on Richmond American, one of the largest and well-known builders in the country. Richmond American builds in 16 states (as well as Washington D.C.) and has nearly 60 communities in the Phoenix metro, with 217 active listings and 45 floor plans available.

New-home sales remained strong through June despite the persistence of high mortgage rates in the economy, according to Zonda’s New Home Market Update report.

Model homes are dreams constructed of brick, concrete, and wood. They let buyers fantasize in person about a perfect life in the house they’ve always wanted.