Land

As Lot Prices Soar, Risk Rises For Homebuilders' Margins, Sales

It's musical chairs time in residential land acquisition and development, with more contestants in the game, surging unmet need for shelter, and a lot to gain for the winners.

Land

Drought Shifts Wildfire's Fault Lines Into No Man's Land Buys

Arguments pro and con on the risks of development, where and where not to develop, who's got which rights to do what, etc., are the matters of power, money, and politics. Meanwhile, there's a housing affordability crisis.