A recent study by a leading homebuilder found that the primary desire of Australian homeowners is “space.” It seems when we’re looking to buy a new home we want room to share a laugh and a meal, with indoor/outdoor entertaining a key...
Each year, as technology progresses and lifestyles evolve, old trends are replaced with new ones. This process happens across all industries including architecture and design. But trends don’t appear from thin air - typically change comes from progressive...
The suburbanization of America marches on. That movement includes Millennials, who, as it turns out, are not a monolithic generation of suburb-hating city dwellers. Most of that generation represents a powerful global trend. They may like the city, but...
Half of today's U.S. homebuyers are under 36 and reflect an increasingly racially diverse middle class, according to the first annual Zillow Group “Report on Consumer Housing Trends.”...
The Merchandise Mart (theMART), home to the largest collection of permanent casual tenants, the annual Casual Market Chicago and ICFA Preview Show, announced today the opening of The Grand Stair. The Grand Stair is a communal space connecting theMART’s...
It’s official: Sitting in front of a fire can be good for your health. A scientific study by a PhD student at the University of Alabama, obtained by Dimplex, reports “significant reduction in blood pressure when people watched footage of a...
Although the International Builders' Show (IBS) focused largely on millennial homebuyers, the event also featured several sessions addressing design trends for all levels of the housing market, from starter homes to luxury properties....
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