The Builder's Daily (Page 3)

Our Housing Crisis Doesn't Care Whether It's A Big City Or Not

Estes Park, CO, a resort town in the Rockies, illustrates how fears of density run deep, even in the smallest of towns in a state that passes laws to encourage more density.

Capital

Impact Fees And The Missing Math That Puts Deals At Risk

Builders and developers are recalibrating every line item in the deal stack—but often overlook the 2nd-largest cost: jurisdictional fees. Carter Froelich unpacks how better modeling and collaboration on impact fees, hook-ups, and builder credits can expand land residual value.

Policy

Housing Shortfall Meets Political Stalemate in Albuquerque

A city facing a 56,000-home deficit stalls progress as opposition derails voluntary rezoning. Mayor Keller’s Housing Now agenda collides with residents’ resistance, leaving affordability goals uncertain.

Capital

Capital, Time, and Trade-Offs: New Realities of Builder Growth

Private builders can still scale, but not on yesterday’s formulas. Scott Cox details the pitfalls of institutional capital, the “too many hands in the cookie jar” problem, and how land partnerships, fee-building, and market positioning offer viable paths forward.

Policy

Unlikely Allies In Fight To Build: Polis, DeSantis, Abbott, Newsom

Governors across the political spectrum are finished waiting for local governments to fix America’s housing crisis. From Colorado to Florida to California to Texas, state leaders brandish hardline tactics—tying funding and overriding local authority—to accelerate new home development.