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Epcon Communities, 40 years in, charts new pathways to growth

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Ohio-based Epcon Communities, a leader in the active adult segment, celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, while positioning itself for continued expansion amid strong demand from lifestyle-driven 55+ homebuyers. Phil Fankhauser and Ed Bacome founded the company in 1986, focusing on low-maintenance, single-story living for the erstwhile 55-plus “Silent Generation” demographic cohort. Since then, the […]

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Single-family housing starts fell in April, but multifamily gained momentum

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Housing starts increased in April compared with a year ago, but a deeper dive into the data reveals that this uptick was driven by a noisier boost in multifamily development activity, while single-family starts declined.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new residential construction data released on Thursday, housing starts, on a seasonally adjusted basis,

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Why housing construction can’t grow at current demand levels

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The U.S. has too much supply of single-family homes and not enough demand. But why can’t housing starts grow when the White House says we are 10 million homes short? I go back to the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters” and this quote from from Dan Aykroyd’s character: “Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money

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Housing starts decline on drop in single-family homes

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US housing starts declined in April as construction of single-family homes dropped by the most in nearly a year, suggesting builders are growing cautious amid higher mortgage rates. Processing Content New residential construction decreased 2.8% last month to an annualized rate of 1.47 million homes, according to government figures released Thursday.  Starts of single-family homes

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Toll Brothers lifts 2026 delivery outlook as luxury demand holds

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The late, legendary Bob Toll once laid bare the fact that he was personally incapable of installing a curtain rod in a living room, let alone knowing the first thing about building a home from the ground up. What Bob did intuit was that the second-floor walls of a typical 1960s two-story home could be

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HUD urges states to cut fees, simplify codes and fast-track permits 

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a detailed deregulation roadmap aimed at state and local governments that, it argues, could lower per-unit costs and shorten cycle times for homebuilders. HUD’s new “State and Local Best Practices for Home Construction” report offers a set of recommended policy changes that target

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Mortgage demand for new homes dives in latest swing

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It’s been a volatile spring when it comes to mortgage demand for new homes.  Processing Content Applications for loans on newly built homes in April fell on both a monthly and annual basis, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday. Lingering economic uncertainty and higher rates reversed a large uptick in such demand in March, and

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2026 HousingWire Homebuilder rankings expand the scoreboard

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Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and resilience when demand turns uneven. In a market shaped by affordability pressures, higher-for-longer

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Arbor Homes’ low-$200s Arrival Series battles the affordability gap

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Arbor Homes, a subsidiary of Clayton, is leaning into its Arrival Series to offer entry-level buyers a home in the low $200s, addressing the growing U.S. affordability gap.  The Indianapolis-based homebuilder recently introduced the Arrival Series to the Louisville market, with detached homes available starting at $199,995. The homes, located in a community in the

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A tale of two M&As: DFH’s hostile bid sharpens homebuilder tiers

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While Wall Street waits to see if and when Dream Finders Homes returns with a sweeter bid after Beazer Homes’ board rejected its third unsolicited takeover proposal, another provocative question may be lurking across the sector. What if Dream Finders’ hostile move this week did more than put Beazer in play? What if it exposed

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