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To Fix Its Housing Crisis, California Must Unleash the Duplex
Policy
State officials should look to New Jersey to see how zoning roles that allow “light touch density” can bring down housing costs — if local leaders allow it.
Mortgage Rates Hit a New Record as Home Prices Continue to Climb
Market Trends
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages just hit a new high, causing another drop in purchase applications and refinance demand.
2022 Housing Outlook: How Will 2022 Compare to the 2021 Housing Market?
Economics
2021 was one of the best—and one of the toughest—years for housing. 2022 will not be so different.
Innovation Ecosystems 2.0
Innovation
A Sidewalk Labs Podcast. Can a new generation of tech innovation ecosystems spur more equitable economic growth?
7 DIY Projects to Undertake If You Want to Improve Your House’s Value in 2022
Design
DIY projects from ambitious to beginner-level jobs
10 Architectural Opinions of 2021
Architecture
A year in review under the lens of architecture.
What’s Driving Outdoor Living Trends?
Design
A balancing act between external forces and consumer demand delivers creative designs for these increasingly important areas, regardless of price point or density
Low Domestic Sawmill Output Slows Home Construction
Economics
Inadequate lumber production is halting construction projects as demand rises across the U.S.
To Buy or to Rent? How to Navigate the Market as the Affordability Gap Shrinks
Economics
Home prices are rising faster than rents, which is shrinking the affordability gap between being a homeowner and a tenant.
Wealth Beyond Ownership
Community Development
A Sidewalk Labs podcast. Turning the negative aspects of neighborhood growth into benefits for residents.
Energy-Efficient Isn’t Enough, So Homes Go ‘Net Zero’
Innovation
Demand for residences that produce as much energy as they consume is being spurred by climate concerns, consumer appetite and more affordable solar technology.
This European Town Was Built to Resemble Lego Blocks
Architecture
An example of nostalgia guided creative decisions
How to Marie Kondo Your WFH Space
Design
How to Marie Kondo Your WFH Space, If It's Taken Over Your Living Room
The World's First Neighborhood REIT
Community Development
Enabling people who love their neighborhood to build a long-term financial stake in their community by investing in local real estate: A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with Nico CEO Max Levine
Seven Ways To Build Wealth And Gain Security Through Homeownership
Real Estate
Seven ways to benefit from taking the plunge into homeownership.
Introducing Pebble: A low-cost way to manage parking and curbs
Innovation
Introducing Pebble by Sidewalk Labs: The future of parking in a low-cost, easy-install, privacy-preserving vehicle sensor.
The Building Materials Posting the Highest Price Growth
Economics
Building Material Prices: Large Increases Year-to-Date
Community Planning in a Post-COVID World
Community Development
How COVID will shift community design.
Zillow Predicts Price Increases Through Summer 2022
Economics
Zillow Predicts Home Price Increases Through Summer 2022
The Post-Covid Need for Transformable Living Space
Innovation
The post-Covid need for transformable living space A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with Ori CEO Hasier Larrea.
NAHB Chairman Urges Congress to Boost Lumber Production from Federal Lands
Policy
NAHB Chairman Urges Congress to Boost Lumber Production from Federal Lands
Fed Chair Looks in Unlikely Place for Clues on Economy’s Future: Lumber
Economics
Answer to inflation puzzle may lie in the nation’s timber forests
8 Features Homebuyers Are Demanding in 2021
Design
Here's what everyone is looking for in a post-pandemic home (yes, including pizza ovens).