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.

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

Land

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

Prices for it are high; multiple bidders for it strive to control it and build on it; borrowing costs to finance it are high, time-value-of-money costs for entitlement, permitting, etc. are running longer and longer, and ... "they're not making it anymore" has become "they're making less."

How A.I. And Data Transform A Messy Real World Of Building

Technology

How A.I. And Data Transform A Messy Real World Of Building

Enter A.I., a doorway into construction building life-cycle reality with the potential to improve real-life outcomes before and after a project's inevitable "unpredictable" happens.

New Build Smarter, Focus On Excellence Program Plans Announced

Technology

New Build Smarter, Focus On Excellence Program Plans Announced

Higher-for-longer is an indefinite new normal reality in homebuilding. This is the backdrop of our collaborative effort with Constellation HomeBuilder Systems and our co-located Build Smarter and Focus On Excellence events.

Together with

Constellation HomeBuilder Systems

Making The Case For 1st Time Buyers To Choose A New Home

Marketing & Sales

Making The Case For 1st Time Buyers To Choose A New Home

Will a 'Year of Resolution' – particularly among young adult first-time buyers – continue to drive and define the dynamics of the 2024 selling season? Here's how that might work.

Together with

New Home Star

Late-Spring Selling Softens: Speed-Bump Or Inflection Point?

Leadership

Late-Spring Selling Softens: Speed-Bump Or Inflection Point?

The depth, geographic pervasiveness, and readiness among "haves" to become new-home buyers have created a Goldilocks era for homebuilders in 2023 and, so far, through mid-2024.

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

Land

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

Prices for it are high; multiple bidders for it strive to control it and build on it; borrowing costs to finance it are high, time-value-of-money costs for entitlement, permitting, etc. are running longer and longer, and ... "they're not making it anymore" has become "they're making less."

How A.I. And Data Transform A Messy Real World Of Building

Technology

How A.I. And Data Transform A Messy Real World Of Building

Enter A.I., a doorway into construction building life-cycle reality with the potential to improve real-life outcomes before and after a project's inevitable "unpredictable" happens.

New Build Smarter, Focus On Excellence Program Plans Announced

Technology

New Build Smarter, Focus On Excellence Program Plans Announced

Higher-for-longer is an indefinite new normal reality in homebuilding. This is the backdrop of our collaborative effort with Constellation HomeBuilder Systems and our co-located Build Smarter and Focus On Excellence events.

Together with

Constellation HomeBuilder Systems

Making The Case For 1st Time Buyers To Choose A New Home

Marketing & Sales

Making The Case For 1st Time Buyers To Choose A New Home

Will a 'Year of Resolution' – particularly among young adult first-time buyers – continue to drive and define the dynamics of the 2024 selling season? Here's how that might work.

Together with

New Home Star

Late-Spring Selling Softens: Speed-Bump Or Inflection Point?

Leadership

Late-Spring Selling Softens: Speed-Bump Or Inflection Point?

The depth, geographic pervasiveness, and readiness among "haves" to become new-home buyers have created a Goldilocks era for homebuilders in 2023 and, so far, through mid-2024.