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.

United Homes Group's Roadmap To Becoming A Mega-Regional Giant

Capital

United Homes Group's Roadmap To Becoming A Mega-Regional Giant

The Builder's Daily spoke at length with UHG President Jack Micenko on plans to acquire homebuilders in seven states in America's Southeast. Here are his top 10 insights.

Two Nemeses Stalk 2024 Budget Planning: Here's How To Slay Them

Technology

Two Nemeses Stalk 2024 Budget Planning: Here's How To Slay Them

Operators' best weapon to offset the risk of the two nemeses is running a business that's as light and agile on borrowed capital as possible, and as efficient and competent at deploying that upfront capital in the right places at the right moment.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

How Builders Can Accelerate The Pre-Construction Permit Process

Policy

How Builders Can Accelerate The Pre-Construction Permit Process

By surfacing municipal requirements and digitizing the permit process, Ivory Prize-winner PermitFlow saves applicants’ time, minimizes errors, and shortens municipal review cycles — resulting in a faster time to permit. That can lead to more attainable homes.

Davidson Homes Gets In Growth's Fast-Lane As It Builds Out Its Destiny

Leadership

Davidson Homes Gets In Growth's Fast-Lane As It Builds Out Its Destiny

An up-close deep-dive into one of the nation's dynamically growing private homebuilding operators at a moment outlier-winners will take all.

Together with

FTS

When It Comes To Market Share, Toll Owns Move-Up's Biggest Slice

Leadership

When It Comes To Market Share, Toll Owns Move-Up's Biggest Slice

While public peers – the ones that count on 25% to 40% of their sales going into an ever-more-challenging entry-level segment – compete in a crowded arena right now, Toll Brothers can forage for present and future opportunity "far from the madding crowd."

United Homes Group's Roadmap To Becoming A Mega-Regional Giant

Capital

United Homes Group's Roadmap To Becoming A Mega-Regional Giant

The Builder's Daily spoke at length with UHG President Jack Micenko on plans to acquire homebuilders in seven states in America's Southeast. Here are his top 10 insights.

Two Nemeses Stalk 2024 Budget Planning: Here's How To Slay Them

Technology

Two Nemeses Stalk 2024 Budget Planning: Here's How To Slay Them

Operators' best weapon to offset the risk of the two nemeses is running a business that's as light and agile on borrowed capital as possible, and as efficient and competent at deploying that upfront capital in the right places at the right moment.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

How Builders Can Accelerate The Pre-Construction Permit Process

Policy

How Builders Can Accelerate The Pre-Construction Permit Process

By surfacing municipal requirements and digitizing the permit process, Ivory Prize-winner PermitFlow saves applicants’ time, minimizes errors, and shortens municipal review cycles — resulting in a faster time to permit. That can lead to more attainable homes.

Davidson Homes Gets In Growth's Fast-Lane As It Builds Out Its Destiny

Leadership

Davidson Homes Gets In Growth's Fast-Lane As It Builds Out Its Destiny

An up-close deep-dive into one of the nation's dynamically growing private homebuilding operators at a moment outlier-winners will take all.

Together with

FTS

When It Comes To Market Share, Toll Owns Move-Up's Biggest Slice

Leadership

When It Comes To Market Share, Toll Owns Move-Up's Biggest Slice

While public peers – the ones that count on 25% to 40% of their sales going into an ever-more-challenging entry-level segment – compete in a crowded arena right now, Toll Brothers can forage for present and future opportunity "far from the madding crowd."