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Rocket’s Redfin acquisition makes it the most powerful player in homebuying. What does this mean for housing affordability?
This Monday, Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Redfin, a leading digital
Mar 25
Housing Innovation Trends from the 2025 Ivory Prize: Shaping the Future of Housing Affordability
Chadwick Reed Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer Each year, the Ivory Prize recognizes the most promising innovations in housing...
Feb 24
Can AI Help You Find and Buy a Home?
The Changing Landscape of Home Buying and Selling The process for buying and selling homes is changing – with the outcome of the National...
Feb 18
Calgary Incentivizes Developers to Reconfigure its Downtown - A Case Study
May 20, 2024 | Office Conversion Case Study How is Calgary planning to fill 6 million square feet of vacant office space? - An Ivory...
May 20, 2024
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Who Gets to Build? Solutions to Unlock the Construction Workforce
Part 2: Solutions Solving the labor bottleneck in housing will require reimagining how we train, certify, and mobilize the construction...
3 days ago
Who Gets to Build? The Growing Debate Over Licensing and Trade Restrictions
As the United States determines how to deal with its housing shortage, conversations about how to increase supply often focus on materials, permitting, and zoning. But a deeper issue lies in who is allowed to do the building in the first place.
Jul 7
A summer 2025 reading list for housing innovation enthusiasts
Looking to understand the housing crisis – and what we can do about it? These books – written by or featuring Ivory Prize finalists or...
Jun 23
How Office Conversions Can Reshape Cities
The Future of Downtowns: Office-to-Residential Conversions A Changing Urban Landscape Downtowns across the country are in flux. Office...
Jun 16
What’s next for prefab housing? The ROAD to Housing Act and the future of factory-built homes
The ROAD to Housing Act: A Potential Game Changer A Breakthrough Amidst Washington Gridlock In a year marked by gridlock and turmoil in...
May 21
Why Reinvent When We Can Reinvent What We Have?
The Promise and Challenges of Model Cities Rethinking Urban Design from Scratch Model cities—like Neom , Songdo , or Telosa —promise a...
May 5
The Missing Middle of Innovation: Exploring the Case for a DARPA for Housing
The U.S. Housing Crisis and the Innovation Bottleneck Barriers to New Housing Solutions The U.S. housing crisis isn’t just about a lack...
Apr 9
Local Innovation vs. Federal Innovation in Housing
Regulations and programs for housing exist at all levels of government in the United States. From local zoning codes, to statewide...
Apr 2
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