Capital
McKinley Homes Expands to Texas with Liberty Acquisition
The deal highlights the growing importance of private-to-private partnerships in reshaping U.S. homebuilding amid rising competition — in places like Houston, especially — and evolving buyer demands.
Land
The Take-Away: Scott Cox Offers 10 Gems Of Timely Wisdom And Wit
From business, investment, and real estate's rich trove of quotable quotes, Scott picks 10 of his favorites, and adds a dispassionate, clear-eyed view of how each applies to the present-day wild ride.
Land
Will Secondary Market Magnets Redraw Big Builders' Footprints?
Engaged in a land rush to secure reliably steady supplies of lot inventory within their current network of stores, builders now face the challenge and opportunity of whether, how, when and where to expand.
Land
Lennar Adds Alabama To Its Footprint, With Breland Purchase
Although Lennar's staying quiet about the acquisition 'late last year,' the Breland Homes deal spotlights another 'rinse-and-repeat' for Alabama-area serial success story Louis Breland.
Capital
Reality Check: Wall St Finds Big SFR Land Bets Awash In Delays
According to an insider, nine of 10 financial player deals done between early '21 and the end of 2022 won't perform to pro forma business modeling. Here's why.
Leadership
Landsea President, COO Mike Forsum Shares What's Up Next
A strategic context to understand how the $250 million Hanover Family Builders deal fits into the ascent of one of homebuilding's two youngest public firms into the ranks — sooner than later — of the nation's big players.
