John McManus

John McManus

President and Founder

John McManus, founder and president of The Builder’s Daily, is an award-winning editorial, programming, and digital content strategist. TBD's purpose is a community capable of constant improvement.

Homebuilding’s Lessons from 2024, And What They Mean for 2025

Marketing & Sales

Homebuilding’s Lessons from 2024, And What They Mean for 2025

A masterclass from New Home Star founder/CEO David Rice and marketing director Chris Laskowski on how builders can leverage resilience, precision, and trust to lead their teams forward in the months ahead.

Together with

New Home Star

Adapting To A "New Normal" In Home Insurance For New Home Buyers

Leadership

Adapting To A "New Normal" In Home Insurance For New Home Buyers

Amid rising premiums and climate risks, homebuilders can adapt with resilient designs, embedded insurance, and smart technologies to maintain affordability and buyer confidence.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Adaptability Master Class: Toll Brothers' Blueprint For 2025

Leadership

Adaptability Master Class: Toll Brothers' Blueprint For 2025

Toll Brothers redefines resilience by scaling luxury personalization, balancing efficiency with customer choice, and leveraging affluent buyer demand in a volatile market.

Abandoning DEI May Undermine Homebuilding’s Future Success

Leadership

Abandoning DEI May Undermine Homebuilding’s Future Success

Reassessing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability isn’t about retreating; it’s about recalibrating values to build fairer, stronger, and more resilient workplaces and businesses for a rapidly evolving market.

Trailblazers 2025: LenX Teams Up With Base On Home Energy Breakthrough

Technology

Trailblazers 2025: LenX Teams Up With Base On Home Energy Breakthrough

Lennar's partnership with Base Power delivers homebuyers backup energy, affordability, and resilience — an industry-shifting innovation powering up in deregulated Texas markets.

Homebuilding’s Lessons from 2024, And What They Mean for 2025

Marketing & Sales

Homebuilding’s Lessons from 2024, And What They Mean for 2025

A masterclass from New Home Star founder/CEO David Rice and marketing director Chris Laskowski on how builders can leverage resilience, precision, and trust to lead their teams forward in the months ahead.

Together with

New Home Star

Adapting To A "New Normal" In Home Insurance For New Home Buyers

Leadership

Adapting To A "New Normal" In Home Insurance For New Home Buyers

Amid rising premiums and climate risks, homebuilders can adapt with resilient designs, embedded insurance, and smart technologies to maintain affordability and buyer confidence.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Adaptability Master Class: Toll Brothers' Blueprint For 2025

Leadership

Adaptability Master Class: Toll Brothers' Blueprint For 2025

Toll Brothers redefines resilience by scaling luxury personalization, balancing efficiency with customer choice, and leveraging affluent buyer demand in a volatile market.

Abandoning DEI May Undermine Homebuilding’s Future Success

Leadership

Abandoning DEI May Undermine Homebuilding’s Future Success

Reassessing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability isn’t about retreating; it’s about recalibrating values to build fairer, stronger, and more resilient workplaces and businesses for a rapidly evolving market.

Trailblazers 2025: LenX Teams Up With Base On Home Energy Breakthrough

Technology

Trailblazers 2025: LenX Teams Up With Base On Home Energy Breakthrough

Lennar's partnership with Base Power delivers homebuyers backup energy, affordability, and resilience — an industry-shifting innovation powering up in deregulated Texas markets.