White House backs deregulation as it looks to address estimated 10M housing deficit
White House ties housing costs to overregulation and a deficit of 10 million single-family homes as builders face high costs and shrinking margins.
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Residential contractors remain AI-skeptical early on, report finds
ServiceTitan’s 2026 Residential State of the Trades report shows 25% of contractors use AI meaningfully while nearly 50% lack trust. Labor, overhead, and materials are top 2026 risks, and 73% of customers prioritize clear upfront pricing.
A capital-light, local model could power this off-site builder’s plan to scale
Reframe Systems is scaling a distributed microfactory model for modular and panelized housing, targeting high-cost markets. The company expects 48 unit deliveries in 2026, with a goal of up to 200 units in 2027 as its first full-scale microfactory site comes online.
BFS CEO Jackson maps a bigger role in homebuilding workflows
Builders FirstSource details how BFS’ full-stack supply, installation and digitial services support homebuilders.
How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste
FrameTec says pre-marked framing and wall panels can cut build steps by days, as builders face a 723,000 worker annual gap.
The edge that large remodelers leverage in a fragmented industry
Residential remodeling tops $500B, yet over 50% of payroll firms earn under $250,000, and M&A remains inconsistent since COVID.
CrossCountry Mortgage launches dedicated builder division amid new-home surge
CrossCountry Mortgage launched a dedicated builder division, adding construction, commercial and forward commitment products to deepen builder partnerships.
Builders started 2026 with margin pressure, then came Iran war risk
Making less money but making steady headway may be a crude way to boil down what early 2026 was looking like for many homebuilding business leaders. Public homebuilder execs were not discussing a plain-and-simple “recovery trade.” The most consistent post-earnings themes – across demand, pricing, margins and capital strategy – indicated a market that is […]
What war risk could mean for builders, rates and spring demand in 2026
Nature abhors a vacuum and does something about it. Homebuilders, their business and channel partners, their investors and lenders and their customers abhor uncertainty. But what can and will they do about it? Other than brace for more bumps. More air pockets. More “buying” of sales rather than selling of American households on houses that […]
California’s Acacia Village tests offsite infill’s feasibility advantage
A pocket neighborhood is a deceptively simple idea, with a decades-deep real-life pedigree. A small cluster of homes. Close enough to share green space and create a sense of place. Small enough to fit into an infill parcel that has sat empty because the land math never quite worked out. In California in 2026, that […]