Land
Oversupply or Overreaction? DFW Market Needs To Hit Reset
Scott Finfer breaks down the DFW-area oversupply crisis: post-pandemic assumptions, slower job growth, and mispriced inventory. Across the U.S., high-volume markets face similar risks. Finfer outlines five strategic moves to cut through the noise — and seize ground as bigger players pull back.
Marketing & Sales
Rate Buydowns: Temporary Fix, Long-Term Risk For Homebuilders
Financial incentives like mortgage rate buydowns may boost sales today, but builders using them broadly risk margin erosion, mispricing, and long-term strategic misalignment—especially those without Lennar-scale flexibility.
Land
Why Smart Homebuilders Bet On Texas Single-Family Futures
The Builder's Daily contributor and land sage Scott Finfer makes the bullish case for Texas in 2025 — where fundamentals, patience, and long-term discipline still matter, and the housing market is hitting reset, not collapse.
Land
Out West: Legacy, Land Deals, Handshakes, And Long Games
Contributor Scott Finfer tells the story of a gas-station handshake deal that’s turning 1,000 acres of legacy ranchland into a patient, master-planned future — Texan in values, smart in strategy.
Land
A Contrarian's Take On Tariffs And Market Share Opportunity
Our man on the ground in Texas, long-time land acquisition strategy guru Scott Finfer, sees a window of opportunity opening for nimble, agile, private homebuilding power players able to counterpunch while big builders grapple with tariff blowback.
