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Leadership
Rick Lawson Joins TBD: Stories That Shape Housing’s Future
Rick Lawson brings deep historical insight and a solutions-driven approach to housing’s toughest challenges. His work connects past policies to today’s affordability, zoning, and development realities, offering strategic leaders invaluable perspective.
Policy
Policies Hit Homebuilders Sooner, Harder Than Expected
Immigration enforcement and tariffs are no longer distant risks—they’re disrupting construction sites, labor pipelines, and supply chains. Private homebuilders, with limited capital buffers, are feeling the most pressure.
Policy
Trump’s Gambit: Homebuilders Brace For A Tariff Triple-Threat
New tariffs on Canadian and Chinese imports threaten to derail homebuilders’ hard-won cost and margin gains. The ripple effects could push housing costs higher, squeeze builder profits, and reignite inflationary pressures.
Policy
'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'
Scott Cox challenges leaders across the private sector, government, and communities to confront an uncomfortable truth: America’s housing crisis may not stem from a lack of solutions, but from a lack of will.




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Leadership 02.21.25
Rick Lawson Joins TBD: Stories That Shape Housing’s Future
Rick Lawson brings deep historical insight and a solutions-driven approach to housing’s toughest challenges. His work connects past policies to today’s affordability, zoning, and development realities, offering strategic leaders invaluable perspective.
Policy 02.14.25
Policies Hit Homebuilders Sooner, Harder Than Expected
Immigration enforcement and tariffs are no longer distant risks—they’re disrupting construction sites, labor pipelines, and supply chains. Private homebuilders, with limited capital buffers, are feeling the most pressure.
Policy 02.03.25
Trump’s Gambit: Homebuilders Brace For A Tariff Triple-Threat
New tariffs on Canadian and Chinese imports threaten to derail homebuilders’ hard-won cost and margin gains. The ripple effects could push housing costs higher, squeeze builder profits, and reignite inflationary pressures.
Policy 01.23.25
'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'
Scott Cox challenges leaders across the private sector, government, and communities to confront an uncomfortable truth: America’s housing crisis may not stem from a lack of solutions, but from a lack of will.