Home Buyers And The Home Office

In light of the current circumstances, there is a new conversation forming around office expectations and the possible shift to Work From Home, often referred to as WFH. Recently the CEO of Twitter made the decision to allow permanent WFH options. Nationwide Insurance is closing some of its major...

What’s Important for the New Home Office

Between self-employment and telecommuting, the home office is now a hot residential amenity that is quickly becoming the standard. According to Entrepreneur.com and Global Workplace Analytics, almost 25 million Americans are calling home “the office” at least one day a week, a population that is...

Builders: This Room is a Must-Have in 2015

2014’s technology made it increasingly easier for us to work from home. Many were able to work in any room of a house. However, builders are seeing that the home office is becoming one of a home’s must-have features. Dedicated office space doesn’t necessarily have to...

What Do Buyers Want in a New Home?

Buyers agree that in today’s new-home market scale, livability and technology top the chart for 2014 trends. Here’s exactly what’s important to buyers right now, according to BuilderOnline.com. Not just square footage Going smaller means reeling in energy costs, and a significant number of architects report demand...

Home Offices are Shrinking Again

Once again, according to the National Association of Home Builders, home offices are shrinking, making way for one of the biggest trends in residential real estate – the pocket office. A pocket office is a small space devoted to paying bills, budgeting and other household affairs...

Top Design Trends in Single-Family Living

From home offices to large kitchens and beautiful outdoor spaces, a variety of consumer preferences are now driving home design. What lifestyle and design trends do consumers want in a home? Smaller homes. In order to contain high energy costs, there is a growing interest in...

Millennials – Here They Come to Save the Day?

Millennials are America’s largest generation. They are now entering their thirties and their philosophies about how and where to raise a family will have a major impact on the nation’s housing market. Of course their media and political preferences have helped shape how we entertain...

What’s a Pocket Office?

Residential design’s latest trend is the pocket office – a small space dedicated to paying bills, working the family budget, and some online activities. They’re called pocket offices because they are roughly half the size of a formal home office. They’re also set up in high...