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MasterBrand completes all-stock merger with American Woodmark

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MasterBrand Inc. has completed its all-stock merger with American Woodmark Corp., combining two of the largest residential cabinet manufacturers in North America at a time when builders are closely watching material costs and product availability. The transaction, first announced earlier this year, creates what MasterBrand calls the most comprehensive portfolio of cabinetry brands and products […]

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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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We have met one enemy of housing affordability … it is us

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America’s housing affordability debate has become one of those national arguments that sounds complete until you look at the product itself. The prevailing story holds that homes became unaffordable because prices outpaced incomes. That is true, but incomplete. The uncomfortable truth is that America’s housing crisis is not only a price problem. It is also

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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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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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ROAD wins House nod, carving BTR out from institutional investor ban

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The build-to-rent (BTR) industry, which has been under siege from legislative uncertainty since March, just got a modicum of welcome news.  On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the U.S. Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a margin of 396 to 13 that removed the proposed seven-year selloff

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Builder confidence remains subdued; suppliers eye price hikes

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Homebuilders maintained a subdued outlook in May, pressured by higher mortgage rates, rising inflation and affordability constraints. Ongoing conflict in Iran raises the risk of increased building material prices, further complicating an already uncertain environment. However, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), homebuilders appear to be more

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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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