Capital
Banks Tighten Screws On Builder Loans As Feds Clamp Down
The glimmer of hope homebuilders – specifically, privately-held firms whose capital lines for acquisition, development, construction, and operations tend to come from regional and community banks – got from the recent Fed's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) may be short-lived.
Land
A Start-Up With A Model Built To Scale Up In Scattered Infill Sites
A competitive advantage for a new homebuilding firm in a hotbed of market share-thirsty rivals in North and Central Florida can come only one way – and it's not by outspending them in any part of the end-to-end building lifecycle – the hard way.
Policy
Add To The Blueprint To Address Housing's Affordability Crisis
For each of the 10 barrier-lowering imperatives builders call on policymakers to adopt in this blueprint, there are operational, strategic, tactical, and business-cultural changes builders can and need to evolve to truly and accountably commit to "doing their part."
Leadership
A Downshift In Job Growth Is A Moment To Up The Ante On People
Investing in capability now – wisely, precisely, and aggressively – will ward off risk and ignite opportunity just as materially as today's land investments will drive new levels of scale and growth.
Leadership
What Does 'Back To Basics' Mean In A Time Of Volatility?
For homebuilders, a tricky blend of buoyancy and uncertainty – a function of the relationship between systemic constraint and structural demand that keeps finding its way past detours undeterred – has become a common refrain.
