TBDHousing affordability
Policy
Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'
The newly-open FHFA permanent director position has become a lightning rod for battles over government's role in housing's affordability crisis.
Marketing & Sales
Sneak Peak: As Sales Top Out, Signs Of Softening Multiply
Keeping an eye on new-home "search" behavior offers a smart way to take stock on signals versus noise in the next several months.
Policy
Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That
A candid TBD one-on-one conversation with the top-20 ranked homebuilder's chief strategist, who believes 'politicized economics led to a bad recipe to stimulate the economy when they did.'
Policy
Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain
For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.
Capital
The Incredible Shrinking Spec Inventory of New Homes
Markers of buying power short-circuiting include a sudden scarcity of below $300k new homes, and a drying up of ready-to-occupy spec inventory. Interest rates had better damned well not go up.





Housing affordability
Policy 07.06.21
Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'
The newly-open FHFA permanent director position has become a lightning rod for battles over government's role in housing's affordability crisis.
Marketing & Sales 07.01.21
Sneak Peak: As Sales Top Out, Signs Of Softening Multiply
Keeping an eye on new-home "search" behavior offers a smart way to take stock on signals versus noise in the next several months.
Policy 06.30.21
Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That
A candid TBD one-on-one conversation with the top-20 ranked homebuilder's chief strategist, who believes 'politicized economics led to a bad recipe to stimulate the economy when they did.'
Policy 06.25.21
Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain
For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.
Capital 06.24.21
The Incredible Shrinking Spec Inventory of New Homes
Markers of buying power short-circuiting include a sudden scarcity of below $300k new homes, and a drying up of ready-to-occupy spec inventory. Interest rates had better damned well not go up.