A combination of low interest rates, favorable demographics and a suburban shift for home building to smaller, more affordable housing markets created a strong demand that helped to lift new home sales in January, but rising lumber and material costs continue to threaten the momentum. Newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Ken Gronbach, the keynote speaker for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) fall conference, wants you to stop worrying about the future. Or at least, not worry so much. “We’re going into a future of profound change,” he said. “It’s coming from people, and it’s coming from demographics.” Gronbach, a demographer, futurist and author who […]