Leadership
Smith Douglas Homes Doubles Down On Pace And Growth
Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (SDHC) remains defiant amid a slowdown by prioritizing pace over price. The builder's rapid cycle time and focused expansion strategy could serve as a blueprint for competitors that serve the strained entry-level segment.
Leadership
A Tale Of Two: Reframe The Supply Chain As A People Chain
Memes of stacked shipping containers, and log-jammed container ships, etc. notwithstanding, construction and real estate's workflows, construction cycle, and value chain mean people are the essential resource.
Land
Trumark Lands In Colorado's Front Range: The Inside Story
Trumark Colorado division president Scott Davis opens up on the challenges and opportunities of launching a de nova market expansion in a pandemic-era mobility magnet.
Leadership
Fall Focus: 3 Lenses A Housing Leader Needs For '22 Results
Trade-offs may be a hallmark of smart deal-making in real estate. What homebuilding strategic leaders can not afford to trade-off on is deep focus, the ability to keep near-, mid-, and long-term priorities equally sharp.
Leadership
What Is Affordable? Do Market Rate Builders Need To Know?
Monthly payment power equates to how builders measure their ability to build and deliver affordably. Interest rates are the biggest stressor to this benchmark in the near future.
Leadership
Sticker Shock Has Brought Down Titans Before ... It Can Do So Again
Builders -- whether they want to or not -- are testing price elasticity limits of customers. Those customers have a known history of changing their behavior when costs exceed their tolerance point. Here's how.