Demographics and Consumer Insights

Two self-described “Designistas,” Megan Eltringham from The New Home Company and Matt Sauls from Pardee Homes (TRI Pointe Group), have a lot of fun with podcast host Dean Wehrli, sharing their thoughts on the payoff for spending the time and …

Our millennial Consumer Insights Manager Sidney Pell concludes this podcast with: “You are crazy if you don’t think they are looking you up online.” . For fun, choose a home builder or landlord and search the term “[company name] reviews” …

23,000+ new home shoppers told us how to market more effectively to them. Properly allocating marketing efforts can easily make the difference between selling 3 or 4 homes per month. We learned that: Local advertising and geofencing are more effective …

Are you sick and tired of making multi-million dollar educated guesses about what amenities will be most popular in your master-planned community? Here are some findings from our large consumer survey that will help you build and locate the right …

  In episode 5 of our podcast, consulting leader Dean Wehrli interviews John Burns regarding the 4-5-6 rule for demographic-based decision making, which is covered in chapter 3 of the book Big Shifts Ahead. Click here to subscribe to future …

The residential construction industry is shifting away from the suburban template that exploded in popularity in the 1950s to a new template we call surban™. In the analysis below, we will show you some thriving new home development examples and …

    Consulting leader Dean Wehrli volunteered to host our new podcast. You never know what to expect from Dean. Click here to subscribe to future episodes. For episode 3 of our New Home Insights Podcast, Dean talks with three …

Retiree amenity preferences shift over time. In our book Big Shifts Ahead, Chris Porter and I broke the generations into decade born because the traditional definitions involved far too many years. By doing so, we have been able to identify shifting …

Generational definitions of millennial tend to be too broad. As our company’s housing demographer, I am responsible for bringing clarity on these categories to our clients. Here are two great charts and five interesting conclusions on household formation and homeownership …