John McManus

John McManus

President and Founder

John McManus, founder and president of The Builder’s Daily, is an award-winning editorial, programming, and digital content strategist. TBD's purpose is a community capable of constant improvement.

Meritage Boosts Nashville Presence With 2,500-Lot Deal

Land

Meritage Boosts Nashville Presence With 2,500-Lot Deal

A land acquisition from Willow Branch Homes strengthens Meritage’s strategy in a market where demand outpaces supply.

Why This Leadership Event Lands at Just the Right Moment

Technology

Why This Leadership Event Lands at Just the Right Moment

Inside Innovative 50’s timely message for builders and developers: high-level collaboration, change discipline, and a real-world look at what digital transformation really means.

Together with

Cecilian Partners

Sumitomo Forestry Sharpens U.S. Focus With DRB Move

Leadership

Sumitomo Forestry Sharpens U.S. Focus With DRB Move

Strategic clarity replaces portfolio sprawl as Sumitomo bets big on U.S. scale and integration.

Together with

FTS

Integration Has Pivoted Into Homebuilding’s Survival Skill

Architecture

Integration Has Pivoted Into Homebuilding’s Survival Skill

Higharc’s "linked options" are pre-defined combinations of home features that account for all dependencies between design, materials, and pricing. Once defined, they automatically populate across all systems, reducing error and time-to-quote.

Together with

Higharc

How Homebuilders Can Fix Broken Buyer Conversion Now

Marketing & Sales

How Homebuilders Can Fix Broken Buyer Conversion Now

New Home Star’s Chris Laskowski breaks down what’s stalling new home conversions in today’s market—and what to do about it. From weak webpages to ignored AI search, he lays out a builder’s to-do list for turning traffic into buyers.

Together with

New Home Star

Meritage Boosts Nashville Presence With 2,500-Lot Deal

Land

Meritage Boosts Nashville Presence With 2,500-Lot Deal

A land acquisition from Willow Branch Homes strengthens Meritage’s strategy in a market where demand outpaces supply.

Why This Leadership Event Lands at Just the Right Moment

Technology

Why This Leadership Event Lands at Just the Right Moment

Inside Innovative 50’s timely message for builders and developers: high-level collaboration, change discipline, and a real-world look at what digital transformation really means.

Together with

Cecilian Partners

Sumitomo Forestry Sharpens U.S. Focus With DRB Move

Leadership

Sumitomo Forestry Sharpens U.S. Focus With DRB Move

Strategic clarity replaces portfolio sprawl as Sumitomo bets big on U.S. scale and integration.

Together with

FTS

Integration Has Pivoted Into Homebuilding’s Survival Skill

Architecture

Integration Has Pivoted Into Homebuilding’s Survival Skill

Higharc’s "linked options" are pre-defined combinations of home features that account for all dependencies between design, materials, and pricing. Once defined, they automatically populate across all systems, reducing error and time-to-quote.

Together with

Higharc

How Homebuilders Can Fix Broken Buyer Conversion Now

Marketing & Sales

How Homebuilders Can Fix Broken Buyer Conversion Now

New Home Star’s Chris Laskowski breaks down what’s stalling new home conversions in today’s market—and what to do about it. From weak webpages to ignored AI search, he lays out a builder’s to-do list for turning traffic into buyers.

Together with

New Home Star