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Land
Houston Rocket: Century Seizes Top-5 Lift-Off Via Anglia Homes Purchase
There's market share and there's Top 5 local market share. Any organization that can secure a wrung in that latter set – organically, through land development partners, or via M&A – is gunning for it as we speak.
Land
Misawa's 51% Buy Of Visionary Homes: A Theme And Variations
The combination is Misawa's second U.S. market inroad, having completed a similar deal to take a majority interest in North Texas operator Impression Homes in December 2018.
Capital
Why Access Private Credit To Secure A&D Financing? Why Now?
Investment in new housing takes many forms, and private credit funds are now a huge part of it. Here's a primer on the whys and wherefores of one of homebuilders' flexible channels to access capital.
Land
Lennar's Long-Planned 'Spin' Is Set In Motion As An Asset-Light Future Arrives
This move underscores a broader trend towards the "asset-light" business model, which is now widely being adopted by major homebuilding enterprises, public and private.
Land
It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different
Prices for it are high; multiple bidders for it strive to control it and build on it; borrowing costs to finance it are high, time-value-of-money costs for entitlement, permitting, etc. are running longer and longer, and ... "they're not making it anymore" has become "they're making less."
Land
What Daiwa House's Latest Acquisition Means For U.S. Homebuilding
The purchase of North Carolina-based Prestige tells of a strategic roadmap that includes plans to secure and sustain asset-light land control, build technology and manufacturing platforms, and gain advantages to a deeper domestic talent pool as well as better strategic M&A opportunities.
Capital
Banks Tighten Screws On Builder Loans As Feds Clamp Down
The glimmer of hope homebuilders – specifically, privately-held firms whose capital lines for acquisition, development, construction, and operations tend to come from regional and community banks – got from the recent Fed's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) may be short-lived.
Land
A Start-Up With A Model Built To Scale Up In Scattered Infill Sites
A competitive advantage for a new homebuilding firm in a hotbed of market share-thirsty rivals in North and Central Florida can come only one way – and it's not by outspending them in any part of the end-to-end building lifecycle – the hard way.
Leadership
Here's A NextGen Homebuilder Start-Up Model In Lift-Off Mode
Three young and driven guys left Lennar to start their own homebuilding and development company outside Houston. Their origin story and early momentum could serve as a next-gen startup blueprint.
Leadership
Build-To-Order Back On Track As Mainstay Of KB Home Strategy
At its heart, KB Home's "build-to-order" approach empowers customers with unparalleled customization options, setting a solid foundation for its market differentiation.
land acquisition
Land 08.01.24
Houston Rocket: Century Seizes Top-5 Lift-Off Via Anglia Homes Purchase
There's market share and there's Top 5 local market share. Any organization that can secure a wrung in that latter set – organically, through land development partners, or via M&A – is gunning for it as we speak.
Land 07.18.24
Misawa's 51% Buy Of Visionary Homes: A Theme And Variations
The combination is Misawa's second U.S. market inroad, having completed a similar deal to take a majority interest in North Texas operator Impression Homes in December 2018.
Capital 06.28.24
Why Access Private Credit To Secure A&D Financing? Why Now?
Investment in new housing takes many forms, and private credit funds are now a huge part of it. Here's a primer on the whys and wherefores of one of homebuilders' flexible channels to access capital.
Land 06.21.24
Lennar's Long-Planned 'Spin' Is Set In Motion As An Asset-Light Future Arrives
This move underscores a broader trend towards the "asset-light" business model, which is now widely being adopted by major homebuilding enterprises, public and private.
Land 05.29.24
It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different
Prices for it are high; multiple bidders for it strive to control it and build on it; borrowing costs to finance it are high, time-value-of-money costs for entitlement, permitting, etc. are running longer and longer, and ... "they're not making it anymore" has become "they're making less."