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.

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

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Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Rising home insurance costs are no longer just a buyer concern — they’re reshaping the homebuilding business. Builders who eliminate cost surprises, embed insurance into their process, and assess risk early will be the ones closing deals in today’s uncertain market.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Land

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Due to close Monday at midnight, The Builder’s Daily brings you inside one of homebuilding’s bolder, private-to-private acquisitions of a young, rocking-and-rolling 2025.

Together with

FTS

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Leadership

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.

AI-Powered Job Site Training: Homebuilders' Spring Lifeline

Technology

AI-Powered Job Site Training: Homebuilders' Spring Lifeline

Spring Selling Season is a high-stakes proving ground for homebuilders racing to keep projects on track, reduce costly errors, and deliver homes faster. This AI-powered job site training solution is emerging as a critical tool to keep cycle times tight, productivity high, and margins intact.

Homebuilders Must Fight Like Hell For A Tariff Reprieve — Now

Leadership

Homebuilders Must Fight Like Hell For A Tariff Reprieve — Now

As Spring Selling season unfolds, new tariffs on key homebuilding's supply chain threaten to price out thousands of buyers, disrupt costs, and stall momentum by introducing uncertainty that could harm markets indefinitely. Industry leaders must take a vocal stand.

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Leadership

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Rising home insurance costs are no longer just a buyer concern — they’re reshaping the homebuilding business. Builders who eliminate cost surprises, embed insurance into their process, and assess risk early will be the ones closing deals in today’s uncertain market.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Land

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Due to close Monday at midnight, The Builder’s Daily brings you inside one of homebuilding’s bolder, private-to-private acquisitions of a young, rocking-and-rolling 2025.

Together with

FTS

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Leadership

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.

AI-Powered Job Site Training: Homebuilders' Spring Lifeline

Technology

AI-Powered Job Site Training: Homebuilders' Spring Lifeline

Spring Selling Season is a high-stakes proving ground for homebuilders racing to keep projects on track, reduce costly errors, and deliver homes faster. This AI-powered job site training solution is emerging as a critical tool to keep cycle times tight, productivity high, and margins intact.

Homebuilders Must Fight Like Hell For A Tariff Reprieve — Now

Leadership

Homebuilders Must Fight Like Hell For A Tariff Reprieve — Now

As Spring Selling season unfolds, new tariffs on key homebuilding's supply chain threaten to price out thousands of buyers, disrupt costs, and stall momentum by introducing uncertainty that could harm markets indefinitely. Industry leaders must take a vocal stand.