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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.
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What To Make Of Buyer Optimism As Producers Everywhere Battle Price Surges And Delays
Buyer prospect optimism continues to surge in the face of supply constraint. So, is it about you? Or, rather, about how to find ways to delight them?
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Price-Fixated: How To Make Now A Leadership Teachable Moment
All eyes are on costs, supply constraint, and the strain between producers and their vendors. That's a risk; here's an alternative view of the moment's challenge.
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The K Recovery Has Carved A Winner-Take-All Marketscape
CoreLogic economist Thomas Malone offers two counterintuitive takes on the latest home price and sales volume data trends, with a sense of what they mean for what's ahead.
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Foreclosures May Be Benign Statistically, But Stay Tuned
Foreclosure activity rates rose sharply month-on-month from January 2021 to February, per ATTOM Data. Any cause for worry about widening distress?
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Moody's Zandi Outlook: A Rising Tide Lifts [Almost] All Ships
Here are four macro real estate trend charts that support the upbeat forecast Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi offers, as an improving economy merges with the mega $1.9 trillion fiscal rescue package underway.