Claremore, Oklahoma, offers 29 preapproved housing plans to reduce permit approvals times. Housing advocates see preapproved plans as a way to speed construction. Studies show permitting delays can ...

In recent years, low housing inventory has made new construction an increasingly attractive and often necessary option for homebuyers. With limited resale options, more people are turning to new ...

The U.S. housing market is short roughly 1.2 million homes and nearly 300,000 construction workers. Labor shortages cost homebuilders billions of dollars a year and can add months to a new home ...

Housing needs a full dose of innovation, which is available, but legacy practices create challenges to tapping into it.

HUD wants to update energy efficiency standards, update design and construction codes, and help scale the industry.

Photos by Tony Hisgett/Creative Commons and NYC Mayor's Office/Creative Commons. By Gus Saltonstall Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ...