Tag Archive for ‘housing preferences’

HBGI Shows Suburban Shift for Multifamily Construction

The first quarter 2021 Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) showed that single-family home building continued to shift to low-density and low-cost markets, a trend stemming largely from the COVID-19 pandemic and first reported in the second quarter of 2020. However, this suburban shift has been even more pronounced in the multifamily sector, which is experiencing growth in 2021 after a… Read More ›

Buyers Are Split on Multigenerational Homes

A multigenerational home is desirable to some buyers, but not to all. According to What Home Buyers Want, 2021 Edition*, buyers are evenly divided when it comes to the desire for a home designed to house the buyer as well as a younger generation and an older generation: 39% would prefer such a home, but 39% would be against it…. Read More ›

A Majority of Home Buyers Don’t Expect Availability to Improve in 2018

NAHB regularly conducts national polls of American adults and home buyers in order to understand new trends and preferences in the housing market. This is the sixth (and final) in a series of posts highlighting poll results, as presented during the 2018 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, FL.  See previous posts on tiny homes, driverless cars, time searching for a home,… Read More ›

Driverless Cars Have Potential Market

NAHB regularly conducts national polls of American adults and home buyers in order to understand new trends and preferences in the housing market. This is the second in a series of posts highlighting poll results, as presented during the 2018 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, FL.  See previous post on tiny homes. Driverless cars are currently being developed and tested… Read More ›

Tiny Homes Might Have Potential Buyers

NAHB regularly conducts national polls of American adults and home buyers in order to understand new trends and preferences in the housing market. This is the first in a series of posts highlighting poll results, as presented during the 2018 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, FL. One recent poll suggests there might be a potential market for tiny homes (<… Read More ›

Housing Preferences across Generations (Part III)

A majority of home buyers across all generations, whether Millennials, Gen X’ers, Boomers, or Seniors, want to buy a single-family detached home and most want to see the laundry equipment on the first floor. A majority of the oldest two cohorts also prefer single-story homes. These findings come from the latest NAHB study on housing preferences, Housing Preferences of the… Read More ›