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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.
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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.
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TraceAir
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.
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.
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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.
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Capital 09.09.25
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.
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 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.
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.
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