TBDaffordability
Policy
Can California Clear A Better Path To Housing Stability?
Berkeley’s 8-year “step-up” project exposes the true cost of building even the simplest housing. A test case in transition: When red tape meets a desperate need for shelter.
Leadership
Affordability Gap Widens But Sales Go On. Who's Buying? Who’s Sidelined?
Affordability challenges persist despite lower mortgage rates; wealthier buyers dominate sales while entry-level demand struggles amid rising home prices, monthly payment, and downpayment challenges.
Policy
Inclusionary Housing: Affordability Crisis Solution Or Policy Mirage?
Scott Cox examines fresh data evidence underlying one of U.S. localities' widely trending housing attainability policy -- and electability -- strategies. Here is his take on five better ways to make progress.
Marketing & Sales
2024's Top 10 New Trends In Homebuilding: No. 4 Price Drops
Success – homebuilding, and residential development senior strategists and principals must consider as a better-than-expected 2023 winds down – may be the enemy.
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Leadership
A Thank-You To All The People Who Make New Homes A Reality
For past giants and present everyday people in homebuilding and residential development, one thing is always and forever true. There's always more to learn than the sum total of all we know from experience.





affordability
Policy 06.23.25
Can California Clear A Better Path To Housing Stability?
Berkeley’s 8-year “step-up” project exposes the true cost of building even the simplest housing. A test case in transition: When red tape meets a desperate need for shelter.
Leadership 02.25.25
Affordability Gap Widens But Sales Go On. Who's Buying? Who’s Sidelined?
Affordability challenges persist despite lower mortgage rates; wealthier buyers dominate sales while entry-level demand struggles amid rising home prices, monthly payment, and downpayment challenges.
Policy 04.29.24
Inclusionary Housing: Affordability Crisis Solution Or Policy Mirage?
Scott Cox examines fresh data evidence underlying one of U.S. localities' widely trending housing attainability policy -- and electability -- strategies. Here is his take on five better ways to make progress.
Marketing & Sales 11.27.23
2024's Top 10 New Trends In Homebuilding: No. 4 Price Drops
Success – homebuilding, and residential development senior strategists and principals must consider as a better-than-expected 2023 winds down – may be the enemy.
Leadership 11.22.23
A Thank-You To All The People Who Make New Homes A Reality
For past giants and present everyday people in homebuilding and residential development, one thing is always and forever true. There's always more to learn than the sum total of all we know from experience.