Single-Family Starts Show Gradual Improvement in April A lack of existing inventory and stabilizing mortgage rates helped push single-family production up to the highest rate thus far in 2023 even as builders continue to deal with high construction costs… Read More Eye On Housing https://eyeonhousing.org/2023/05/single-family-starts-show-gradual-improvement-in-april/
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Government Plan to Adopt Latest Energy Codes
Government Plan to Adopt Latest Energy Codes The Biden administration is proposing that the new construction of homes under certain federally financed programs leapfrogs several code iterations and adopts the 2021 International Energy… Read More National Association of Home Builders https://www.nahb.org/blog/2023/05/hud-codes
Read More05/19/2023 – MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY Existing home sales fall 23.3 percent year-on-year as median sales price slips 1.7 percent Existing-home sales receded 3.4% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million. Sales fell 23.2% from one year ago. The median existing-home sales price slipped 1.7% from one year ago to $388,800. The inventory of unsold existing homes increased 7.2% from the previous month to 1.04 million at the end of April, or the equivalent of 2.9 months’ supply at the current monthly sales pace. https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/existing-home-sales-faded-3-4-in-april …
Read MoreRed Rooms but Make It Calming
Red Rooms but Make It Calming Red can be a calming shade if it’s used right – softer, more muted shades with blue undertones, like burgundy or raspberry, in particular have a place in a relaxing scheme. Read More Livingetc https://www.livingetc.com/ideas/calming-red-room-ideas
Read MoreWarm Modern Remodel with Sustainable Seattle Twist & Custom Light Installation
MEET TESSERACT Perched on a bluff overlooking Mt. Rainier, Elliott Bay, and the Seattle skyline, you’ll find the Tesseract house. The name Tesseract comes from the YA novel “A Wrinkle in Time,” describing a theorized cube that exists in three spatial dimensions: wrinkling space and time. Named so by the owner’s son, Max, this home aptly defies expectations. The Tesseract home was at the pinnacle of innovation from its inception, with the intention of bringing the outside in. Originally designed by Seattle Architect James Paul Jones to live in himself,…
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