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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).