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Private Builders Trade Margin For Market Positioning Gains
July orders rose 3.2% despite the season’s usual slowdown. Incentives climbed, margins fell, and community counts grew 17% year over year.
Land
Texas Two-Steps: Mapping Out DFW's Newest Paths Of Growth
The DFW growth frontier pushes north as Sherman and Denison wrestle with timing, pricing, and identity. Land costs, lifestyle appeal, and semiconductor billions fuel a slow-burning transformation with long-term upside.
Policy
Rural Housing Dreams Dim Under OBBB Reality Check
The One Big Beautiful Bill promises rural investment but may not deliver. Opportunity zones alone can’t overcome deep structural challenges.
Capital
Timing Demand: Why Investors Choose To Buy Apartments Vs. Building
A construction slowdown today is setting up an undersupply tomorrow. Opportunistic, patient investors are already pivoting to seize future market growth catalysts.
Leadership
How Outlier Homebuilders Build An Edge, Even In a Slow Market
Focus On Excellence 2025 reveals what top homebuilding leaders are doing now to separate—and stay ahead—for 2026-through-2030 and beyond.
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Leadership 08.12.25
Private Builders Trade Margin For Market Positioning Gains
July orders rose 3.2% despite the season’s usual slowdown. Incentives climbed, margins fell, and community counts grew 17% year over year.
Land 08.04.25
Texas Two-Steps: Mapping Out DFW's Newest Paths Of Growth
The DFW growth frontier pushes north as Sherman and Denison wrestle with timing, pricing, and identity. Land costs, lifestyle appeal, and semiconductor billions fuel a slow-burning transformation with long-term upside.
Policy 07.25.25
Rural Housing Dreams Dim Under OBBB Reality Check
The One Big Beautiful Bill promises rural investment but may not deliver. Opportunity zones alone can’t overcome deep structural challenges.
Capital 07.03.25
Timing Demand: Why Investors Choose To Buy Apartments Vs. Building
A construction slowdown today is setting up an undersupply tomorrow. Opportunistic, patient investors are already pivoting to seize future market growth catalysts.
Leadership 06.25.25
How Outlier Homebuilders Build An Edge, Even In a Slow Market
Focus On Excellence 2025 reveals what top homebuilding leaders are doing now to separate—and stay ahead—for 2026-through-2030 and beyond.
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