Marketing & Sales

Process Of Elimination: How The Next Fed Rate Hike May Hit Buyers

Fed hikes and higher borrowing costs siphon both consumer households and commercial investor-lenders from the market. Within the past 2 weeks, underwriting for 1x1 existing home acquisitions for SFR went dark.

Leadership

Private-Public Homebuilder Divides Sharpen As Market Shifts

Builder sentiment takes a big hit as would-be homebuyers and their payment power fail to keep pace with price and interest rate shocks. Now builders begin to open their toolbox for rougher-going ahead.

Capital

Throughput Delays Crush Private Homebuilders' Cashflow

As constructus interruptus disrupts building cycles, privately capitalized operators hold little leverage for continued access to lines of credit, construction-to-perm loans, and project financing.