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.

The 'Wild Card' On In- And Out-Migration? Relative Affordability

Land

The 'Wild Card' On In- And Out-Migration? Relative Affordability

Pandemics, climate disruption, and a chronic housing-affordability crisis that has taken on new proportions and a life of its own will continue to evolve as forces for out- and in-migration trends, creating new criteria for local economic winners and losers.

Depending On Your Market, Next 6 Months May Go Up Or Down

Land

Depending On Your Market, Next 6 Months May Go Up Or Down

Wolfe Research respondents expect 3rd quarter Order trends to match normal seasonality with nearly an equal number of Private Builders expecting 3Q to outperform normal seasonality versus underperform.

What's Been Stalling The Future Of Building Is Not Construction

Policy

What's Been Stalling The Future Of Building Is Not Construction

Construction and real estate are fused together, and real estate – with its politics, its environment, its neighbors, its stack of property stakeholders – is where the wheels of innovation and transformation grind slowly or not at all.

Trailblazers '23: Clayton Powers Cost-Of-Ownership Game-Change

Leadership

Trailblazers '23: Clayton Powers Cost-Of-Ownership Game-Change

Clayton's initiative – not only to bend construction cost barriers but to impact, at scale, costs to own during the total lifecycle of ownership – is an investment and commitment to address what's currently trafficking as a "missed opportunity."

How An Innovative Homebuilder Raises Customers' Path Of Value

Leadership

How An Innovative Homebuilder Raises Customers' Path Of Value

When it comes to developing, designing, building, marketing, and selling new homes in new-home communities, the challenge is not just better and more valuable homes and communities, but "better and more valuable customers."

The 'Wild Card' On In- And Out-Migration? Relative Affordability

Land

The 'Wild Card' On In- And Out-Migration? Relative Affordability

Pandemics, climate disruption, and a chronic housing-affordability crisis that has taken on new proportions and a life of its own will continue to evolve as forces for out- and in-migration trends, creating new criteria for local economic winners and losers.

Depending On Your Market, Next 6 Months May Go Up Or Down

Land

Depending On Your Market, Next 6 Months May Go Up Or Down

Wolfe Research respondents expect 3rd quarter Order trends to match normal seasonality with nearly an equal number of Private Builders expecting 3Q to outperform normal seasonality versus underperform.

What's Been Stalling The Future Of Building Is Not Construction

Policy

What's Been Stalling The Future Of Building Is Not Construction

Construction and real estate are fused together, and real estate – with its politics, its environment, its neighbors, its stack of property stakeholders – is where the wheels of innovation and transformation grind slowly or not at all.

Trailblazers '23: Clayton Powers Cost-Of-Ownership Game-Change

Leadership

Trailblazers '23: Clayton Powers Cost-Of-Ownership Game-Change

Clayton's initiative – not only to bend construction cost barriers but to impact, at scale, costs to own during the total lifecycle of ownership – is an investment and commitment to address what's currently trafficking as a "missed opportunity."

How An Innovative Homebuilder Raises Customers' Path Of Value

Leadership

How An Innovative Homebuilder Raises Customers' Path Of Value

When it comes to developing, designing, building, marketing, and selling new homes in new-home communities, the challenge is not just better and more valuable homes and communities, but "better and more valuable customers."