Small-Home Trend Reverses as More High-End Buyers Enter the Market

June 27, 2012 by themathercompany
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Single-family home starts were at a 40-year-low in 2011, with just 429,000 homes built. That’s also a 75 percent decrease from a peak of 1.7 million starts in 2005.

But today’s new-home buyer may surprise you.

Let’s start by looking at a few builder and consumer statistics presented during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando Thursday. Read more

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Homes Powered by the Sun: Sell For More, Becoming New Standard

December 21, 2011 by themathercompany
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They might be a costly addition to your home at first but solar panels are boosting a home’s resale value, according to a study earlier this year by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Homeowners may recoup their full investment from the installation and then some, when their home is sold.

Over a period of approximately a decade, about 2,000 solar homes in California were analyzed by researchers and compared to about 72,000 comparable homes not solar powered.

Here’s what the study found that estimates for average photovoltaic (PV) premiums among a large number of different model specifications coalesced at a $17,000 price increase for a relatively new “average-sized” (based on the sample of homes studied) PV system of 3,100 watts (DC).

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New Homes Will Be Smaller, Greener and More Casual by 2015, According to NAHB Study

May 4, 2011 by themathercompany
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A recent study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that while consumer hesitation on home buying is waning, the recent housing downturn has changed what Americans are looking for in their next home.

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