Design
How New-Home Design Evolved in 2025 and What’s Next for 2026
Experts predicted 2025’s biggest home design trends—but some took unexpected turns. See what shaped new builds this year and what's coming.
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Economics
New-Home Sales Remain Steady in November
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Master Plans
The 25 Top-Selling U.S. Master-Planned Communities of 2025
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Amenities
Master Plans Are Brewing Up Community Through Local Watering Holes
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Outlook 2026
Resort and Second-Home Market Faces Uncertainty in 2026 as Consumer Confidence Softens
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Strategy
Uncertain and Challenging: How Private Builders Navigated 2025
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Outlook 2026
Texas Housing Heads Into 2026 With Momentum—And Meaningful Volatility
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Outlook 2026
From Oversupply to Equity Hesitation: Multifamily Heads Into a Complex 2026
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Economics
Why Active Adult Master Plans Are Outperforming—and What Builders Should Prioritize Next
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Outlook 2026
Why Remodeling Will Lead Building-Product Spending in 2026
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Outlook 2026
Why Builder–Lender Partnerships Will Define Mortgage Strategy in 2026
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Print Preview
BUILDER’s Q4 Edition Drops With 2026 Outlook Leading the Way
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Outlook 2026
Forecast 2026: Zonda Projects Flat Starts, High Risk Environment
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Outlook 2026
Builders Double Down on Fundamentals as 2025 Ends in a State of Reset
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News
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Products
Product Pick of the Week: California Faucets’ ZeroDrain
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Philanthropy
Mungo Homes Foundation Benefits 50 Nonprofits Through Its Week of Giving
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Merry Mid-Sized Farmhouse
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Development
Mattamy Homes Expands Further Into Raleigh With Four New Neighborhoods
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Design
26 Design Trends Shaping 2026 Homes
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Earnings
KB Home Reaffirms Push Toward 70% Built-to-Order Mix
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Products
Product Pick of the Week: Daltile’s Luminique
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Philanthropy
LP Building Solutions and LP Foundation Donate $1.6 Million in 2025
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Active Adult
Shea Homes’ Trilogy Brand Debuts in Texas
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Leadership
What It Takes to Be a Leader in Home Building According to a 25-Year Executive Recruiter
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Earnings
Lennar Increases Deliveries in Q4, but 14% Incentives Weigh on Revenues
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Wait, That’s a Shop House?
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Expansion
Perry Homes Stretches Across the Florida Gulf Coast
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Philanthropy
Meritage Homes Donates Over $4 Million in 2025 to Strengthen U.S. Communities
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Leadership
Brad Jacobs Steps Down From Roles with XPO and GXO to Focus on QXO
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Products
Product Pick of the Week: Cooper Lighting Solutions’ Flip-N-Klip by HALO
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Philanthropy
Eastwood Homes Tees Up Record Donation to Local Children’s Hospital
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Gifts
7 Gifts for the Builder on Your List
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Products
Future-Proofing Homes: Why Builders Should Lead with Windows, Doors, and Smarter Design
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Economics
Federal Reserve Cuts Rate for Third Consecutive Meeting
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Manufacturing
Andersen to Acquire Bright Wood
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Philanthropy
Fulton Homes Reimagines Model Tours With Cause-Driven Storytelling Rooms
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Earnings
Toll Brothers Benefits From Resilience of Luxury Buyers in Q4
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Elevate
8 Day-One Takeaways From Zonda’s Elevate Conference
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Leadership
Meritage Homes Celebrates Its 200,000th Home and 40 Years
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Economics
Market Snapshot: Mixed Results Reflect Labor DC Market Jitters
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Products
Product Pick of the Week: Modern Mill’s Prefinished ACRE
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Data & Analysis
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Economics
New-Home Sales Remain Steady in November
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Master Plans
The 25 Top-Selling U.S. Master-Planned Communities of 2025
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Economics
Market Snapshot: Mixed Results Reflect Labor DC Market Jitters
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Outlook 2026
Resort and Second-Home Market Faces Uncertainty in 2026 as Consumer Confidence Softens
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Outlook 2026
Texas Housing Heads Into 2026 With Momentum—And Meaningful Volatility
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Research
How Builders Can Win With Both First-Time and Equity-Rich Buyers
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REITs
Why Builders Should Be Watching the REITs
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Outlook 2026
From Oversupply to Equity Hesitation: Multifamily Heads Into a Complex 2026
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Outlook 2026
The 55+ Buyer Returns: How Move-Down Demand Will Anchor the 2026 Market
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Economics
Master-Planned Communities Continue to Outpace Individual Developments
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Economics
Why Active Adult Master Plans Are Outperforming—and What Builders Should Prioritize Next
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Outlook 2026
Supply Constraints and Shifting Migration Patterns Will Shape the Southeast in 2026
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Outlook 2026
Why Remodeling Will Lead Building-Product Spending in 2026
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Economics
Economic Anxiety Locks Buyers in Place, Stalling New-Home Sales Nationwide
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Development
Phoenix Growth Strains Infrastructure as Affordability Gap Widens
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Outlook 2026
Why Builder–Lender Partnerships Will Define Mortgage Strategy in 2026
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Manufacturing
Phoenix Manufacturing Boom Positions Market for Long-Term Housing Demand
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Economics
New $100K H-1B Visa Fee Threatens Tech-Hub Housing Demand
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Outlook 2026
Why the Carolinas Are Poised for Outperformance in 2026
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Economics
Builder Confidence Weighed Down By Shutdown, Uncertainty, and Rising Costs
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Outlook 2026
Forecast 2026: Zonda Projects Flat Starts, High Risk Environment
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Outlook 2026
Builders Double Down on Fundamentals as 2025 Ends in a State of Reset
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Outlook 2026
Transition Ahead: The Key Forces Shaping the 2026 New-Home Market
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Outlook 2026
What 17 Public Builder CEOs Are Saying About Demand Conditions and the Housing Market
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Outlook 2006
Why 2026 Will Expose Bigger Spreads in Housing and Home Improvement
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Outlook 2026
Not a Surge, but a Shift: Western Housing Sets Up for 2026 Recovery
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Outlook 2026
Three Regions, Three Realities: How 2026 Is Shaping Up Across the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Midwest
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Design
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Products
Product Pick of the Week: California Faucets’ ZeroDrain
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Design
How New-Home Design Evolved in 2025 and What’s Next for 2026
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Merry Mid-Sized Farmhouse
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Design
26 Design Trends Shaping 2026 Homes
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Wait, That’s a Shop House?
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Family-Friendly Duplex
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Build-to-Rent
This New BTR Community Proves Modularity and Livability Can Coexist
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Plans
House Plan of the Week: Modern Mediterranean
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Awards
The Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award Enters Its 27th Year
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Print Preview
BUILDER’s Q4 Edition Drops With 2026 Outlook Leading the Way
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Awards
BUILDER Reveals the 2025 Builder’s Choice Design Award Winners
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Awards
See the 2025 Builder’s Choice Design Awards’ Project of the Year
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: Treehouse on Buffalo Speedway
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: Elizabeth Residence
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: The Sunrise Retreat
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: Old Yacht Club
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Butterfly Home in the Lost Pines
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: The Slayton House Renovation and Addition
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Awards
2025 BCDA Grand: Walking Dunes
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Deer Harbor
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Montem Villam Passive House
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Cedar Shores House
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Lake View Residence
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Niantic Net Zero House
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: EYA Townhomes at Reservoir District
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: North Adams House
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Awards
2025 BCDA Merit: Morris Cove
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Product Pick of the Week: Daltile’s Luminique
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Paint
Product Pick of the Week: Benjamin Moore’s Eco Spec
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Surfaces
5 Q’s with GI Stone’s Sandya Dandamudi
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Product Pick of the Week: CertainTeed’s Urban Reserve Siding
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Product Pick of the Week: Native Trails’ First Wall Mounted Sink
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Product Pick of the Week: Westlake Royal’s Haint Blue
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Materials
Trex Expands Western Distribution Through IWP Partnership
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