Newsletter Stories

• Building Without Boundaries
  Living Stone Design+Build showcases what creativity and craftsmanship can execute Design+ build firms offer the unique advantage of having all key players of the homebuilding process under one roof. One firm in particular, Living Stone Design+Build, takes its expertise and challenges the process of custom homebuilding, offering both a curated experience and a luxury product.  […]
• New Homes for Healing Families
  We are excited to celebrate the Shepherd’s Gate building expansion, adding three two-bedroom cottage apartments, a laundry facility and pantry addition to serve program graduates at their Brentwood California campus.   Shepherd’s Gate is a faith-based nonprofit with more than 40 years of programmatic experience.  Shepherd’s Gate has helped over 15,000 women and children find recovery […]
• Housing affordability increases in Q1 2026
  Housing affordability conditions for first-time and entry-level buyers are improving at a reasonable pace. According to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI), in Q1 of 2026 the income share needed to buy a new home dropped 4% from Q2 2025. Despite mortgage rate changes and overall economic […]
• These 5 design trends make a kitchen feel timeless
  Regardless of fluctuating kitchen design trends, interior designers agree on one thing: Homeowners want a kitchen that feels timeless. From natural materials to layered lighting, five design trends can give the kitchen that desired look. When it comes to designing a timeless kitchen, Diana Farberov, the founder of Artemuse Design, refers to historic homes and […]
• HUD releases report on best homebuilding practices
  The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the State and Local Best Practices for Home Construction Report, a series of regulatory actions for state and local governments to increase efficiency and ease regulatory barriers to housing construction and affordability. The report provides a clear starting point for all state and local governments to […]
• Builder sentiment reports steady increase in May
  The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) of Builder sentiment reported a modest gain in May, bouncing back after April’s decrease. The HMI posted a 37 for newly built single-family homes. NAHB cites the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could settle builders’ concerns while increasing housing supply. “The […]
• Pending home sales see 1.4% increase
  According to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the spring housing market saw a slight bump in activity in April, as pending home sales increased by 1.4% since March. Pending sales increased in the Northeast, Midwest and West, but declined in the South. Year-over-year pending home sales rose in the Midwest, South […]
• Sumitomo Forestry Completes Acquisition of Tri Pointe Homes
  Sumitomo Forestry announced the successful completion acquisition of Tri Pointe Homes. In closing of this transaction,  Tri Pointe Homes is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry America and will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Through the acquisition of Tri Pointe’s more than 160 active communities, the homebuilder expects to deliver […]
• U.S. home prices rose 0.2% in April
  U.S. home prices rose 0.2% month over month in April on a seasonally adjusted basis and climbed 2.1% year over year. The Redfin Home Price Index, which uses the repeat-sales pricing method to calculate seasonally adjusted changes in single-family home prices, found that, overall, improving homebuyer demand could fuel further price gains in the coming […]
• Housing market shows signs of stabilization
  According to a recent Redfin analysis, the housing market is beginning to show signs of stabilization. Approximately 35.4% of U.S. home sellers cut their asking price in April 2026 as an incentive to attract homebuyers. This marks a slight decrease from 35.6% in March and down from a record high of 36.6% in August 2025. […]