The National Assocation of Realtors recently did a story about housing trends for 2015. Twenty-one trends are mentioned in the article, but seven of the newest trends are highlighted below. 1. Freestanding Tubs – Not clawfoot, but deep tubs excellent for soaking. Contrast this with a survey from earlier this year that said tubs were not popular. 2. Coral Colors … Read More
NAR 2014 Home Buying Trends
The National Association of Realtors recently released The 2014 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. There are many important statistics contained in the report such as what, where, and type of housing that people are buying. One of the most interesting statistics was 48% of people used a mobile or tablet to do house hunting. Considered … Read More
State of Local Housing
The state of the local South Bend/Mishawaka housing market has changed a lot since the Real Estate market collapsed in Late 2008. There have also been many shifts in the location and format of housing people are buying locally. Continue reading below for Demographic and buying trends both nationally and locally. National Housing Demographics Approximately 19.6 million households headed by … Read More
Future Design Trends
Every year at a meeting of the National Association of Home Builders, hundreds of room photos are viewed to award the best designs for the Best in American Living Awards. The designs that are repeatedly seen, in the hundreds of photos that are entered, can be harbingers of design elements that will show up in homes over the next few … Read More
Are Demographics Driving Housing Styles
In many subdivisions, the exterior style of every house is the same, or rows of townhouses in cities, that are identical. Many subdivisions were built by the same builder, so even if the exteriors vary, many of the design elements such as cabinet color, flooring, and counter top styles are the same. This is beginning to shift. Generation X, Y, … Read More
Are Tubs Out
The web site Houzz.com conducted a survey on bathroom remodeling trends. Tubs, showers and lighting were the biggest trending topics in the survey. 54% went for glass enclosed showers in the master bath, and 37% within other bathrooms in the house. The glass enclosures may be related to having well lit bathrooms, some were even opting to have lights within … Read More
Home Building Trends
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune interviewed Jim Wentling, a Philadelphia architect, who compiled a list of home building trends in 2011. He has recently updated his list, and below is a summary of recent home building trends. Home Building Trends from 2013 The great room or family room is seeing a bump in size. While the formal living … Read More
Home Design Trends
Traditional Entry by Stillwater Architect Ron Brenner Architects What trends are popular this year for home design? Better Homes and Gardens released the results of a consumer attitudes survey, at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas in January and identified specific trends. People are staying in their homes longer. The sizes of homes is growing again. Many new homes … Read More