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Leadership
D.R. Horton’s Greenville Play Signals Private Builder Squeeze
The nation’s largest builder isn’t slowing tuck-in acquisitions. SK Builders’ exit reveals why privates face thinner "lower-for-longer" margins — or, perhaps, the exit door.
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.
Leadership
Homebuilder Caution Mounts As KB Home Trims Its Forecast
Two days, two giants, two sobering outlooks. KB Home joins Lennar in signaling deepening headwinds on both the cost and buyer sides of the market.
Policy
Los Angeles Halts SB 9 Light-Density Housing in Fire Zones
Los Angeles’ emergency order blocks Senate Bill 9 lot-splits in fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, restoring the single-family pattern that existed before the January inferno. The move underscores tensions between state housing law and local disaster realities.
Leadership
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.
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Leadership 10.10.25
D.R. Horton’s Greenville Play Signals Private Builder Squeeze
The nation’s largest builder isn’t slowing tuck-in acquisitions. SK Builders’ exit reveals why privates face thinner "lower-for-longer" margins — or, perhaps, the exit door.
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.
Leadership 09.25.25
Homebuilder Caution Mounts As KB Home Trims Its Forecast
Two days, two giants, two sobering outlooks. KB Home joins Lennar in signaling deepening headwinds on both the cost and buyer sides of the market.
Policy 08.21.25
Los Angeles Halts SB 9 Light-Density Housing in Fire Zones
Los Angeles’ emergency order blocks Senate Bill 9 lot-splits in fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, restoring the single-family pattern that existed before the January inferno. The move underscores tensions between state housing law and local disaster realities.
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.
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