Ashton Woods leans into discipline as orders and margins slide
Net new orders fell 6.7% and gross margin slid to 22.7% as incentives and land costs pressured returns
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Why immigration enforcement is colliding with the housing shortage
Builders report 60% to 80% crew losses in some markets, while September net orders fell 19.5%, Wolfe says
Century Communities HistoryMaker deal marks scale pressure shift
The deal could lift Century from 200 to 300 closings to 800, with a path toward 1,000 in DFW
Timberline Homes buy will push Champion deeper into retail
The Timberline Homes acquisition, Champion Homes’ third acquisition since 2025, signals a growing emphasis on direct-to-consumer sales
View Homes CEO Gandhi rebuilds builder operating platform
Leadership changes, standardized concessions, and a 12–18 month systems rollout are central to the plan
Howard Hughes names Kaminski President of Arizona region
In the role, Kaminski will lead strategy and operations for Teravalis, a 37,000-acre master planned community in Buckeye
Why Brookfield Residential put data governance ahead of AI
CIO Brandon Sharp says the company logged 250,000 internal hours and deployed 7 major systems to build a single source of truth
Signature Homes thinks 100-day builds can win in a smaller market
Builder expects 530 closings and $430 million revenue in 2026, with 304 net orders in the first half
KB Home’ build-to-order pivot pays off, but buyers remain cautious
Q3 2026 revenue fell 20% and deliveries dropped 19%, while gross margin spiked to 16.5%, up from 15.2% in Q2
Lennar defends even-flow, land banking strategy as risks build
Miller said nearly 50% of visitors cannot immediately qualify, as CPI ran 3.4% and the Fed lifted rates to 3.75% to 4%