The Builder's Daily (Page 15)

Stanley Martin Grows Southeast Footprint With Windsor Homes

The North Carolina builder brings 2,100 lots and 270 homes into Stanley Martin’s fold, extending its reach across the Triad and coastal markets. For Daiwa House, the deal is another step in building regional “mini Daiwa Houses” as durable U.S. platforms.

Policy

Well-Intended Laws, Higher Rents: A Data-Driven Look

A MetroSight study finds that common tenant protection laws—on evictions, vouchers, and screening—raise rents by 3% to 6%, with the steepest impacts hitting low-income renters.

Marketing & Sales

Comfort Isn’t the Job: Bold CMOs Push Through Push-back

Taylor Morrison CMO Stephanie McCarty opens her Trust Vault with a hard truth: leadership isn’t about keeping people comfortable—it’s about having the courage to make the calls that move the business forward.

Leadership

A Fed Rate Cut Will Not Reset Homebuilders’ Margin Math

Tomorrow’s Fed move may nudge mortgage rates lower. But structural land, fee, labor, and insurance costs suggest high-teen margins are here to stay.

Policy

California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill

California’s Legislature has passed SB 79, a sweeping housing bill that overrides local zoning to allow multifamily housing near transit. The measure—years in the making—cements the state’s role as a national bellwether for density reforms.