Outdoor Living – Integrating the Natural Environment
Nature offers many physical, emotional and mental health benefits. Perhaps that’s why many homeowners are embracing the addition of outdoor spaces or building homes with outdoor amenities.
Upscale Renovations
When it comes to making upscale renovations, most projects are only limited by the size of the lot, the investment a homeowner wants to make, and their imagination. While some homeowners may dream of an updated kitchen or bathroom, others may want a full outdoor kitchen with additional entertaining space. And then there are those who want to take the house down to the studs to design a completely new home customized to their dreams.
Residential New Construction Update 2023
There are more than enough reasons why homebuilders should be worried about their prospects for 2023, yet it is hard to find a builder that has not seen an upswing in traffic and interest in new construction since the beginning of the year.
Impeccable Design
Paying homage to the age and original architecture of a 100-year-old home in Squirrel Hill, while also modernizing it and adding a sleekness to it.When Sarah and Doug Shriber hired designer April...
Construction Labor Market
The declining construction workforce has many causes, but the crux of the problem is that too few people have been attracted to the industry to sufficiently replace the older workers who are...
Pittsburgh’s Refined City Living
Pittsburgh is more than welcoming to young professionals seeking remote career opportunities. With major employers like PNC and US Steel, it makes sense that Pittsburgh is one of the best U.S....
Why Aren’t There More Housing Starts?
It is basic Economics 101 stuff. When the housing market gets tight, when there are not enough existing homes on the market to meet the demand of buyers, new construction takes off. For the past few...
Call for New Homes North Continues
Throughout 2021, communities in the northern sector of Pittsburgh and beyond enjoyed growing popularity with many of its townships garnering accolades such as “2021 Best Suburbs to Live in the...
Low Maintenance Housing
Low maintenance living is increasingly popular today in many markets, including, and perhaps especially, in Western Pennsylvania, in part due to the increased presence of an older demographic. In...
Are Rising Rates Adversely Affecting Home Buyer Plans?
Mulling over higher interest rates, lower home inventories and skyrocketing price increases, what’s a potential home buyer to do? With the summer home buying season in full swing, national,...