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Land
Texas Land, Texas Spirit: A Wake-up Call For Better Neighborhoods
Scott Finfer calls for a reinvention of how communities are built—away from formulaic lot counts and toward ecosystems rooted in landscape, design, and daily experience. His essay challenges developers to deliver neighborhoods that endure and reflect the best of the Texas spirit.
Capital
Capital, Time, and Trade-Offs: New Realities of Builder Growth
Private builders can still scale, but not on yesterday’s formulas. Scott Cox details the pitfalls of institutional capital, the “too many hands in the cookie jar” problem, and how land partnerships, fee-building, and market positioning offer viable paths forward.
Capital
Cushman Warns Cities: Convert Offices Or Face Growing Crisis
Downtowns overweighted in office space face falling values and shrinking tax bases. Swift conversions to housing and mixed-use are essential to prevent fiscal and social decline.
Leadership
Buffett’s Latest Homebuilder Bet Reshapes The Balance of Power
Berkshire Hathaway’s investment reentry into D.R. Horton and Lennar signals more than stock market timing. It affirms which builders will endure — and which may struggle — as housing’s tide recedes ... at least for now.
Architecture
Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place
In The Architecture of Urbanity, Vishaan Chakrabarti calls for a reinvention of how—and why—we build communities. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki explains why Chakrabarti’s ideas about nature, culture, and joy couldn’t be more urgent.





residential real estate investment news
Land 09.30.25
Texas Land, Texas Spirit: A Wake-up Call For Better Neighborhoods
Scott Finfer calls for a reinvention of how communities are built—away from formulaic lot counts and toward ecosystems rooted in landscape, design, and daily experience. His essay challenges developers to deliver neighborhoods that endure and reflect the best of the Texas spirit.
Capital 09.08.25
Capital, Time, and Trade-Offs: New Realities of Builder Growth
Private builders can still scale, but not on yesterday’s formulas. Scott Cox details the pitfalls of institutional capital, the “too many hands in the cookie jar” problem, and how land partnerships, fee-building, and market positioning offer viable paths forward.
Capital 08.22.25
Cushman Warns Cities: Convert Offices Or Face Growing Crisis
Downtowns overweighted in office space face falling values and shrinking tax bases. Swift conversions to housing and mixed-use are essential to prevent fiscal and social decline.
Leadership 08.20.25
Buffett’s Latest Homebuilder Bet Reshapes The Balance of Power
Berkshire Hathaway’s investment reentry into D.R. Horton and Lennar signals more than stock market timing. It affirms which builders will endure — and which may struggle — as housing’s tide recedes ... at least for now.
Architecture 07.31.25
Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place
In The Architecture of Urbanity, Vishaan Chakrabarti calls for a reinvention of how—and why—we build communities. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki explains why Chakrabarti’s ideas about nature, culture, and joy couldn’t be more urgent.