TBDland acquisition

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

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."

What Daiwa House's Latest Acquisition Means For U.S. Homebuilding

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.

Banks Tighten Screws On Builder Loans As Feds Clamp Down

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.

A Start-Up With A Model Built To Scale Up In Scattered Infill Sites

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.

Here's A NextGen Homebuilder Start-Up Model In Lift-Off Mode

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.

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It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

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."

What Daiwa House's Latest Acquisition Means For U.S. Homebuilding

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.

Banks Tighten Screws On Builder Loans As Feds Clamp Down

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.

A Start-Up With A Model Built To Scale Up In Scattered Infill Sites

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.

Here's A NextGen Homebuilder Start-Up Model In Lift-Off Mode

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.

land acquisition

It's Always About Land In Homebuilding, But Now It's Different

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."

What Daiwa House's Latest Acquisition Means For U.S. Homebuilding

Land 05.15.24

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.

Banks Tighten Screws On Builder Loans As Feds Clamp Down

Capital 05.10.24

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.

A Start-Up With A Model Built To Scale Up In Scattered Infill Sites

Land 05.08.24

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.

Here's A NextGen Homebuilder Start-Up Model In Lift-Off Mode

Leadership 04.12.24

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.