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.
Capital
The Non-Recourse Recap: How A Builder Cashes-Out And Stays In
Here's a look inside a capital restructure option single-market or mid-sized private homebuilders may want to consider as volatility intensifies, risks steepen, and uncertainty rises.
Land
Will Real Estate Remap Value To Waterfront, Fire Zone Threats?
A longer tail of implied promise in property's value may begin to trigger land price adjustments, contract modifications, etc. Here's why.
Leadership
Fits And Starts: Housing Business Leaders' Biggest Risk
Looming underneath housing's present-day struggles with its construction supply chain, the issue of supply itself. Fixing the supply chain won't fix that. Here's what might.
Capital
Bumpier Times As Market Forces Stress-Test Solid Fundamentals
P4 -- a fourth revision to 2021 budget and operational forecasts -- needs to reflect shifts from tailwinds to headwinds before 'actuals' start comping to booming 2020 measures.
Leadership
Public Builders' Dilemma: How Big A Miss To Guide To For 2021
As 2021 Q4 approaches, public homebuilder face a harrowing prospect: How to level-set to reality on delivery misses without jeopardizing 2022 forecasts or penalizing operators in the field.