Capital
Land, Capital, And Control — A New Playbook In Homebuilding
Five Point Holdings’ acquisition of a controlling stake in Hearthstone points to the direction of homebuilding strategy: toward lighter land positions, more agile capital flows, and a far more disciplined focus on vertical construction, consumer targeting, and time-to-market velocity.
Leadership
The Power Of The Pulte Name And A Crusader Sustaining It
The name Bill Pulte lives — but not just as a memory or a legacy. One of the PulteGroup founder's 27 grandchildren bearing his given and family name is building on his grandfather's philanthropic foundation. Here's what that means to flourishing homebuilders in 2030.
Leadership
Ashton Woods' Silver Lining Playbook: Designs Within Reach
In the Capitol City Homes deal, the 5-year-old Starlight brand line shines as a simplified floorplan and finish, highly repeatable, path-of-growth platform that can play equally well for owner-occupiers or built-to-rent bulk buyers.
Policy
Owner-Occupiers: An Endangered Species For New Homes?
Just beneath Zillow Offers' demise roils an issue that ties Wall Street, Main Street, and Capitol Hill into a Gordian Knot. At stake, homeownership as an earned ladder-wrung to the American Dream.
Capital
Super Subs Are Back! They're Backed By Big Dollars, Top Talent
What does the re-emergence of super-subcontractors as capital-resourced, technologically evolved, and professionally managed gatekeepers of building capability mean in today's homebuilding landscape?
Architecture
How Builders Could Miss Where The Money Is Through 2030
Here's evidence that current investments in homes and communities that integrate livable design, universal design, and home health technology may fall short of the enormous opportunity.