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.

Housing’s High-Stakes Year: Six New Home Market Shifts To Watch

Capital

Housing’s High-Stakes Year: Six New Home Market Shifts To Watch

A massive liquidity crunch is reshaping homebuilding’s financial landscape. M&A is accelerating as builders chase capital and growth.

Together with

Builder Advisor Group

Trailblazer: A Brightline Moment For Community Infrastructure

Technology

Trailblazer: A Brightline Moment For Community Infrastructure

An exclusive conversation with Streetleaf founder and CEO Liam Ryan reveals how an overlooked piece of infrastructure—streetlights—became the gateway to cost savings, resiliency, and smarter land development. Here’s the inside story of a breakthrough innovation that’s lighting the way forward.

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Leadership

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Rising home insurance costs are no longer just a buyer concern — they’re reshaping the homebuilding business. Builders who eliminate cost surprises, embed insurance into their process, and assess risk early will be the ones closing deals in today’s uncertain market.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Land

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Due to close Monday at midnight, The Builder’s Daily brings you inside one of homebuilding’s bolder, private-to-private acquisitions of a young, rocking-and-rolling 2025.

Together with

FTS

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Leadership

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.

Housing’s High-Stakes Year: Six New Home Market Shifts To Watch

Capital

Housing’s High-Stakes Year: Six New Home Market Shifts To Watch

A massive liquidity crunch is reshaping homebuilding’s financial landscape. M&A is accelerating as builders chase capital and growth.

Together with

Builder Advisor Group

Trailblazer: A Brightline Moment For Community Infrastructure

Technology

Trailblazer: A Brightline Moment For Community Infrastructure

An exclusive conversation with Streetleaf founder and CEO Liam Ryan reveals how an overlooked piece of infrastructure—streetlights—became the gateway to cost savings, resiliency, and smarter land development. Here’s the inside story of a breakthrough innovation that’s lighting the way forward.

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Leadership

Homebuilders Face 2025's New Reality: Certainty Sells Homes

Rising home insurance costs are no longer just a buyer concern — they’re reshaping the homebuilding business. Builders who eliminate cost surprises, embed insurance into their process, and assess risk early will be the ones closing deals in today’s uncertain market.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Land

Davidson Homes Seals Down Last Details To Acquire Evermore Homes

Due to close Monday at midnight, The Builder’s Daily brings you inside one of homebuilding’s bolder, private-to-private acquisitions of a young, rocking-and-rolling 2025.

Together with

FTS

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Leadership

The Smart Bet: Why Builders Must Invest More In Women

Labor shortages are strangling home construction, but the industry keeps overlooking its most untapped talent pool—women. It’s time, finally, for homebuilders to commit more broadly to change the game.