Land
Steel, Skeptics, And The Real Innovators In U.S. Homebuilding
TBD MasterClass contributor Scott Finfer shares a brutally honest tale of land, failed dreams, and a new bet on steel-frame homes in Texas. It's not just bold — it might actually work.
Land
'23 Plans That Bet Too Heavily On Hybrid Work May Need A Rethink
The future of hybrid and remote work may have arrived ahead of schedule, thanks to COVID-19, but it's not as pretty, buttoned-up, or the sure bet many in residential real estate investment and development are making it out to be.
Land
Are Master Plans Shaping Up As Safer Havens For Builders In '23?
Further, what will be MPCs' role setting a pricing floor from which homebuilders can reboot reliably predictable absorption pace models?
Land
What If? Land Impairments Were Unimaginable. Now They're Likely
"We currently do not believe the impairment process this time around will be as destructive as the last cycle in total, but acknowledge there are varying degrees of gray." — Truman Patterson, Wolfe Research
Leadership
'23 And We: An Expectations Manifesto For Homebuilding
There's an expectation we could have of ourselves in 2023. That is to make a cohesive first principles project that breaks residential real estate's five chief challenges — together — into achievable steps, ones that could take four or seven years in all to complete.
Leadership
Hovnanian Embraces Higher Spec Counts To Battle Customer Angst
Here are six take-away insights from Hovnanian execs wrap-up of fiscal year 2022 and Q1 guidance on 2023.