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Northlight Custom Builders won the prestigious Contractor of the Year award presented by NARI for Region 6 Northwest in the Residential Detached Structure category.

Tony Collins has been fascinated with construction since he was a kid. He remembers pounding plastic nails from his Little Tikes toolkit while helping his dad build a shed at his childhood home. When …
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Real Estate

$1K a month to live in a shipping container: SLC's cautionary tale of making homes out of cargo boxes

The Salt Lake Tribune reports on a project to create a six-story apartment complex out of recycled metal boxes.

Can you live in a commercial property?

NEXT helps small business owners understand the zoning laws that determine if they can live where they work.

Cities pioneering smart tech and sustainability: San Francisco, NYC, and D.C. among America's top smart cities of 2025

CoworkingCafe analyzed more than 370 U.S. cities across 13 key metrics to identify America's top smart cities in 2025.

Build-to-rent boom: 110,000+ single-family rentals under construction across U.S., with Texas, Arizona, and Florida in the lead

Point2Homes shares insights about real estate inventory based on its build-to-rent report.

Cities attracting the most millennials

SmartAsset ranked 271 of the largest U.S. cities based on the percentage of people between the ages of 25 and 44 who recently moved in.

12 of the most affordable places to live in the US in 2025

MakeMyMove shares the 12 most affordable places to live in the U.S. in 2025 based on average home prices, rental rates, and testimonials from locals.

Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Minneapolis is the top city for renters to watch in 2025 amid Midwest–West battle for popularity

Looking for Boulder 2.0? These cities fit the bill for many remote workers.

MakeMyMove details cities that combine affordability, quality of life, and incentives to attract remote workers eager to relocate.

Where real estate taxes are highest in the US

SmartAsset ranked 342 of the largest U.S. cities to pinpoint where homeowners pay the most in property taxes in relation to their homes' market values.

Top real estate insights for renters heading into 2025

RentCafe shares insights about the latest real estate market dynamics from its comprehensive data on the rental housing sector.

Exploring U.S. home square footage trends

SoFi reports that U.S. home sizes have decreased slightly in the past few years due to rising interest rates and home prices.

Where people are moving to Florida from

SmartAsset evaluated the latest IRS data to see which households from different states are moving into Florida—and which states Floridians are relocating to.

Thousands of US communities forgo federal flood insurance

Insurify examines the effects residents who live in communities without flood insurance face in times of crisis.

Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach

Nearly a million Florida property owners are facing a deadline, as associations are required to have their buildings inspected and assess the funds for repairing them.

Moving Resources For Military Families

(NAPSI)—Military families and veterans know that relocating loved ones when PCS orders arrive can be stressful—but there are steps you can take to make things easier.   Keeping Military …

AI in Homebuying: Separating Fact from Fiction

(NAPSI)—The homebuying journey has undergone a radical transformation in the digital age. Long gone are the days of sifting through stacks of paperwork, replaced by a streamlined, tech-driven …

From hobby shops to garages and storage facilities, buildings tailored to one’s lifestyle are popular across America.

(NAPSI)—If you’re like many homeowners seeking to enhance your property and support your lifestyle interests, adding a freestanding hobby shop, vehicle storage building or recreational facility …
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Five Home Improvement Projects that are Low Cost and High Impact

(NAPSI)—Housing prices may be as expensive as ever, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to put your plans for a dream home on hold. Rather than purchasing a new house, many homeowners are …

Insurance Tips for California High Risk Area

(NAPSI)—It’s a huge irony—those who live in the most wildfire prone areas are shunned by private insurance companies and relegated to rely on the state-subsidized California Fair Plan. This …
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