TBDLand development
Land
Faster Lots, Lower Costs, Fewer Mistakes: Elevating Site Intel
Margins are under pressure, and inefficiency is expensive. We explore how builders are using tech like TraceAir to speed up site work, eliminate rework, and stay on budget — even when everything else feels uncertain.
Together with
TraceAir
Land
Avoiding the Entitlement Trap: Smarter Development Fee Strategies
Early-stage due diligence on fees, taxes, and districts is helping CFOs avoid costly surprises and protect margins in a high-cost, high-rate housing market.
Together with
LaunchDFA
Land
Why Smart Homebuilders Bet On Texas Single-Family Futures
The Builder's Daily contributor and land sage Scott Finfer makes the bullish case for Texas in 2025 — where fundamentals, patience, and long-term discipline still matter, and the housing market is hitting reset, not collapse.
Land
Out West: Legacy, Land Deals, Handshakes, And Long Games
Contributor Scott Finfer tells the story of a gas-station handshake deal that’s turning 1,000 acres of legacy ranchland into a patient, master-planned future — Texan in values, smart in strategy.
Technology
Ground Control: Creating A Digital Marketplace To Move Dirt
A $100 billion-a-year lending pool to acquire and develop the ground for homesites partially supports a parallel universe $50-billion addressable market that begs for a solution to a pain point: moving dirt.





Land development
Land 08.22.25
Faster Lots, Lower Costs, Fewer Mistakes: Elevating Site Intel
Margins are under pressure, and inefficiency is expensive. We explore how builders are using tech like TraceAir to speed up site work, eliminate rework, and stay on budget — even when everything else feels uncertain.
Land 07.29.25
Avoiding the Entitlement Trap: Smarter Development Fee Strategies
Early-stage due diligence on fees, taxes, and districts is helping CFOs avoid costly surprises and protect margins in a high-cost, high-rate housing market.
Land 05.20.25
Why Smart Homebuilders Bet On Texas Single-Family Futures
The Builder's Daily contributor and land sage Scott Finfer makes the bullish case for Texas in 2025 — where fundamentals, patience, and long-term discipline still matter, and the housing market is hitting reset, not collapse.
Land 05.12.25
Out West: Legacy, Land Deals, Handshakes, And Long Games
Contributor Scott Finfer tells the story of a gas-station handshake deal that’s turning 1,000 acres of legacy ranchland into a patient, master-planned future — Texan in values, smart in strategy.
Technology 06.18.24
Ground Control: Creating A Digital Marketplace To Move Dirt
A $100 billion-a-year lending pool to acquire and develop the ground for homesites partially supports a parallel universe $50-billion addressable market that begs for a solution to a pain point: moving dirt.