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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.
Capital
Here's Why Japan’s Iida Group Chose a 55+ Georgia Builder For Its U.S. Debut
A major Japanese builder enters U.S. housing with a stake in Atlanta-based Patrick Malloy Communities. Here's what it means for the M&A race, aging buyers, and the Southeast growth map.
Leadership
HW Media Acquires The Builder’s Daily, Expanding into the Homebuilding Vertical
Strategic acquisition adds leading homebuilding publication and strengthens HW Media’s commitment to serving the full housing economy
Policy
D.C. Conversion Wave Tests New Housing Crisis Playbook
With housing in short supply and office vacancies mounting, D.C. bets big on adaptive reuse. The Accolade—a high-profile federal office-to-housing transformation—could be a make-or-break signal for urban reinvention.





residential real estate news
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.
Capital 08.04.25
Here's Why Japan’s Iida Group Chose a 55+ Georgia Builder For Its U.S. Debut
A major Japanese builder enters U.S. housing with a stake in Atlanta-based Patrick Malloy Communities. Here's what it means for the M&A race, aging buyers, and the Southeast growth map.
Leadership 07.16.25
HW Media Acquires The Builder’s Daily, Expanding into the Homebuilding Vertical
Strategic acquisition adds leading homebuilding publication and strengthens HW Media’s commitment to serving the full housing economy
Policy 06.13.25
D.C. Conversion Wave Tests New Housing Crisis Playbook
With housing in short supply and office vacancies mounting, D.C. bets big on adaptive reuse. The Accolade—a high-profile federal office-to-housing transformation—could be a make-or-break signal for urban reinvention.