Mortgage rates have doubled since the start of the year. So, what can homebuyers expect from rates as 2022 winds down?

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.

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.

2021 was one of the best—and one of the toughest—years for housing. 2022 will not be so different.

A Sidewalk Labs Podcast. Can a new generation of tech innovation ecosystems spur more equitable economic growth?

DIY projects from ambitious to beginner-level jobs

A year in review under the lens of architecture.

A balancing act between external forces and consumer demand delivers creative designs for these increasingly important areas, regardless of price point or density

Inadequate lumber production is halting construction projects as demand rises across the U.S.

Home prices are rising faster than rents, which is shrinking the affordability gap between being a homeowner and a tenant.

A Sidewalk Labs podcast. Turning the negative aspects of neighborhood growth into benefits for residents.

Demand for residences that produce as much energy as they consume is being spurred by climate concerns, consumer appetite and more affordable solar technology.

An example of nostalgia guided creative decisions

How to Marie Kondo Your WFH Space, If It's Taken Over Your Living Room

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 benefit from taking the plunge into homeownership.

Introducing Pebble by Sidewalk Labs: The future of parking in a low-cost, easy-install, privacy-preserving vehicle sensor.

Building Material Prices: Large Increases Year-to-Date

How COVID will shift community design.

Zillow Predicts Home Price Increases Through Summer 2022

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

Answer to inflation puzzle may lie in the nation’s timber forests

Here's what everyone is looking for in a post-pandemic home (yes, including pizza ovens).