New Home Trends Institute
Stay on top of consumer and design trends through exclusive insights gleaned from our proprietary surveys of consumers and industry professionals, exclusive members-only councils, networking opportunities, and curated partnerships.
Insights and Inspiration
Gain exclusive insight into housing preferences and pain points through our monthly survey insights reports based on proprietary surveys of consumers and industry professionals, as well as inspiration from our DesignLens™ database and quarterly webinars.


Team Extension
Make the most of customized New Home Trends Institute (NHTI) partnership plans where our team becomes part of yours through report deep dives, design research for curated project inspiration, and custom presentations, plus introductions to JBREC experts around the country who can help you better understand local markets, as well as other members and industry experts.
Exclusive Networking
Surround yourself with the best minds in the industry. Apply to be on a council and attend the annual New Home Trends Summit. We bring together all parts of the industry, from architects and builders to product manufacturers to discuss all things housing as it pertains to consumer behavior and design.

NHTI is the hub for research-fueled collaboration and innovation in housing.
Check out the website for more information on how to become a member of the New Home Trends Institute.
What’s Included
- Survey Insights Reports
Monthly
Our monthly survey insights reports will inform you about the latest research-driven findings on consumer behavior and housing pain points, straight from the consumer’s mouth. Surveys of builders, architects, and designers will provide understanding into the trends of the future from the professional’s perspective.
- DesignLens™ Design Insights
Monthly
Each month, DesignLens features a new series of noteworthy homes and communities in a case study approach highlighting key images and takeaways.
- DesignLens™
With DesignLens – the home building industry’s resource for innovative design solutions – you’ll have access to 600+ communities and developments featured for their innovations in architecture, design, land planning, and historical significance.
- Opportunity to Join Exclusive Councils
Quarterly
New Home Trends Institute members have the opportunity to apply to join one of four councils: consumer trends, home design trends, master plan trends, or Build-to-Rent Trends. The councils meet quarterly and are confidential forums for dialogue in small group settings and offer opportunities for unparalleled networking.
- New Home Trends Summit
Each year we host an event where the smartest executives in community and home building design meet to learn from each other. Executives build a network that helps them make informed decisions year-round. Attendees network, share their recent successes as well as lessons learned, and listen to provocative educational speakers.
- Burns Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Monthly
Our monthly webinar provides a forward-looking summary of the changing housing market. The webinar recording and slide deck are distributed to all clients after the live presentation.
- New Home Trends Institute Quarterly Webinars
Quarterly
Forward-thinking webinars featuring a keynote speaker or panel of experts dive deep into topical conversations to show great examples from around the industry, spark ideas, and demonstrate real solutions.
- An Extension of Your Team
Our team lives and breathes the data needed to create and maintain a deep understanding of every aspect of the housing industry—from dirt to roof. Our company mission is to help executives make informed housing industry investment decisions.
- Ability to Request Data
As a client, you can request for certain data downloads for your own use.
- Email Distribution
Add as many team members as you want to receive the reports, surveys, and additional resources included with this package.
What’s Included

What clients say about us
Recent surveys and custom research provided by both the New Home Trends Institute and JBREC have provided valuable insight into consumer preferences in a post-pandemic environment. Guidance from their discussions, presentations, and monthly webinars have given us valuable context and help to keep us level-headed in a rapidly changing landscape. We’re grateful to have them as a resource every step of the way.
The NHTI highlights relevant trends and provides insights into best-in-class master-planned communities. I appreciate the candor of the NHTI members to share their wins and even more importantly their challenges.
Our team are huge fans of the content and analysis provided by the New Home Trends Institute (NHTI). Their monthly tours and insights into various models/communities across the country, ensures our team is knowledgeable of trends anywhere, not just locally. The passion from the NHTI execs to deliver top notch experts and information to the members is second to none in the industry!
The New Home Trends Institute has created a forum with some of the best, most exciting master planned developers in the country, all bringing their A-Game to group conversations. The honest exchange of ideas has created a real sense of trust among the members— and the feeling that you can call another member of the group to talk over an idea or an issue.
NHTI provides our designers with the latest trends and reports that help us stay ahead of the market. In addition to their monthly reports, they have several resources that keep our staff exposed to shifts in the industry. Participating in their councils has exposed our team to builders and consultants across the country offering us well-rounded insight.
More than a research firm they are a research partner comprised of talented professionals who are accessible, highly responsive and incredibly accurate in their analysis and forecasts. Hard to imagine doing business without them!
Recent surveys and custom research provided by both the New Home Trends Institute and JBREC have provided valuable insight into consumer preferences in a post-pandemic environment. Guidance from their discussions, presentations, and monthly webinars have given us valuable context and help to keep us level-headed in a rapidly changing landscape. We’re grateful to have them as a resource every step of the way.
John Burns Research and Consulting continues to raise the bar as a trusted source of US housing analysis and has proven time and time again to be an invaluable partner when navigating new opportunities.
The John Burns Research Team truly looks at the market from each angle to provide us with timely and in-depth information. It’s invaluable!
We have leveraged JBREC substantially for a multitude of resources throughout the last 15 years. Their macro-level research has influenced our decisions at all levels of the business.
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