A battle has brewed over residential lot sizes in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law last year reducing them in the state’s biggest cities. Since the law didn’t apply statewide, Montgomery County, which abuts Houston, is trying again to increase its lot sizes after doing so last March. County planners say the increase […]
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America’s largest homebuilders no longer just build subdivisions. Rather, they’re consolidating power. Scale is the new advantage, land is the new currency, and increasingly, ownership structure is the new danger. Foreign capital hasn’t pulled back from U.S. housing. It’s being organized. Japanese firms are building empires. Chinese-linked builders are hitting a wall. Texas, never hesitant
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Success in homebuilding over the ages shows a rare, often counterintuitive balance between what changes in an instant and what remains timeless. Living legends of the business – like NVR founder Dwight Schar – wise up to the fundamental role of land in housing, understanding that it holds a genomic key to homes, prices, processes,
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I love Jerusalem Demsas’ “Housing Breaks People’s Brains” article in The Atlantic from November 2022. For me, it’s a trailhead for understanding why efforts and solutions aimed at the housing access and attainability crisis for so many Americans often short-circuit and fizzle before they can fix anything. Demsas’ unflinching reporting on “localism and shortage denialism”
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The U.S. homebuilding industry remains more fragmented than outsiders believe, even after years of consolidation. Lennar continues to be one of the biggest builders in the country, but size alone isn’t the main factor anymore; the next advantage comes from blending operational efficiency with customer segmentation. That is why KB Home appears to be a
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It may come as a surprise amid the noise, negativity, and volatility in today’s new-home market that Florida remains one of the most dynamic homebuilding markets in the country. The housing landscape in the nation’s third-most-populous state shares a vertiginous, bumpy near-term outlook with other Sun Belt markets. The region has been challenging for homebuilders.
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BuildersUpdate.com has rolled out a “pay upon performance” model that shifts new-home marketing costs from upfront spend to a flat fee due only when a sale closes, aiming squarely at builders’ growing concern over wasted lead-gen dollars in a choppy demand and rate environment. Announced March 26, 2026, the program lets homebuilders list communities on
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Modular and panelized construction – often positioned as a tool to expand the supply of affordable housing – is also gaining traction in the luxury, custom homebuilding market. At The SHIFT, a placemaking conference hosted by Tavistock Development Company earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, Plant Prefab Founder and CEO Steve Glenn said off-site methods
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One truth stands clear: real estate sales are built on trust, not persuasion. Yet, many agents still wrestle with outdated sales tactics, focusing on pushing products rather than understanding client needs. The most successful agents, however, don’t sell at all. Instead, they lead with influence and trust, employing a methodology that empowers clients, builds lasting
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Let me say something that might make a few developers roll their eyes so hard they pull a muscle. Housing needs a fifth place. Not another splash pad. Not another pickleball court. Not another “resort-style amenity center” with furniture nobody uses. A fifth place. Here’s a quick tutorial on Ray Oldenburg’s framework. The first place
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