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.

Why An Undersupply Of Land Looms As Builders' '24-'25 Hurdle

Land

Why An Undersupply Of Land Looms As Builders' '24-'25 Hurdle

Here are 10 public homebuilding enterprise CFOs on their firms' current cash troves, adding up to more than $15 billion in resources ready to accelerate earnings growth in the year ahead.

How Buyers Navigate A Trickier Homeowners Insurance Era

Leadership

How Buyers Navigate A Trickier Homeowners Insurance Era

With affordability as a key driver – especially among entry-level, first-time buyers – a clear, cost-effective, and reliable insurance solution becomes its own force factor.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Can Private Builders Get Even? With Cash, No. Other Ways? Yes

Technology

Can Private Builders Get Even? With Cash, No. Other Ways? Yes

As big national publics get ready to deploy cash to take market share and boost earnings, smaller operators bring in new tools to compete.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

15 'Must-Dos' To Set Your Sales Teams Up For Success This Fall

Marketing & Sales

15 'Must-Dos' To Set Your Sales Teams Up For Success This Fall

Will your homebuilding sales in the back-half of 2023 reflect a better than-, equal to-, or worse-than performance vs. historical seasonality? Depends on whether or not the team counts on mojo in demand pull, or pushes to keep driving demand.

Together with

New Home Star

Homebuilding M&A Maestro Rick Beckwitt To Exit Lennar

Leadership

Homebuilding M&A Maestro Rick Beckwitt To Exit Lennar

In Beckwitt's hands, the ins and outs of negotiation, combination, and integration – particularly with the complexities of land asset valuation, operational practice, technology innovation, and cultural fit evolved into a refined art and mutually-valued science.

Why An Undersupply Of Land Looms As Builders' '24-'25 Hurdle

Land

Why An Undersupply Of Land Looms As Builders' '24-'25 Hurdle

Here are 10 public homebuilding enterprise CFOs on their firms' current cash troves, adding up to more than $15 billion in resources ready to accelerate earnings growth in the year ahead.

How Buyers Navigate A Trickier Homeowners Insurance Era

Leadership

How Buyers Navigate A Trickier Homeowners Insurance Era

With affordability as a key driver – especially among entry-level, first-time buyers – a clear, cost-effective, and reliable insurance solution becomes its own force factor.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Can Private Builders Get Even? With Cash, No. Other Ways? Yes

Technology

Can Private Builders Get Even? With Cash, No. Other Ways? Yes

As big national publics get ready to deploy cash to take market share and boost earnings, smaller operators bring in new tools to compete.

Together with

SNAP.BUILD

15 'Must-Dos' To Set Your Sales Teams Up For Success This Fall

Marketing & Sales

15 'Must-Dos' To Set Your Sales Teams Up For Success This Fall

Will your homebuilding sales in the back-half of 2023 reflect a better than-, equal to-, or worse-than performance vs. historical seasonality? Depends on whether or not the team counts on mojo in demand pull, or pushes to keep driving demand.

Together with

New Home Star

Homebuilding M&A Maestro Rick Beckwitt To Exit Lennar

Leadership

Homebuilding M&A Maestro Rick Beckwitt To Exit Lennar

In Beckwitt's hands, the ins and outs of negotiation, combination, and integration – particularly with the complexities of land asset valuation, operational practice, technology innovation, and cultural fit evolved into a refined art and mutually-valued science.