Annual Houzz survey shows security a top tech during remodeling, home assistants purchased by one in four remodelers.

Resideo's acquisition of Buoy Labs gives the company access to Buoy Labs' smart home software that can send alerts about potential leaks and shut off the water automatically.

Which one of these 11 companies will showcase the most innovative smart-home and audio/video products at CEDIA Expo 2018 as part of inaugural TechBites reveal?

Nortek says 2GIG Water Leak Detector is the first to provide dual-source protection against water leaks and flooding.

Aiming to tap into the smart home market, Taiwanese giant Foxconn Interconnect Technology buys Belkin Int'l, including Belkin wiring/power, Linksys networking, Wemo IoT and Phyn water-management brands, for $866 million.

Use Internet weather data or personal weather stations to shunt the sprinklers, shut the windows, retract the screen doors or heat the home just right.