New Home Sales – Cantilever Real Estate

Homebuilders’ spring toolbox: Incentives rose, but conversion stayed weak

June 9, 2026 by bp56691

Part of this is telling you what you already know. So, make sure you get to the second part. A string of better-than-expected quarters for new-home development players following the pandemic’s onset in 2020 had to end sometime. It did. The first half of 2026 delivered a worse-than-expected spring selling season for many homebuilders — […]

PulteGroup unveils its first Florida Del Webb Explore community

June 3, 2026 by bp56691

Del Webb Explore at North River Ranch opened May 30 with gated amenities, as the Sarasota market posted a 6.0% price drop in 2025.

New home sales stumble in April, as affordability pressures mount

May 28, 2026 by bp56691

U.S. new home sales fell to a 622,000 SAAR in April, down 6.2% from March and 11.3% year over year. The median price rose to $422,500 and supply increased to 9.4 months as affordability pressures persisted.

Arbor Homes’ low-$200s Arrival Series battles the affordability gap

May 15, 2026 by bp56691

Arbor Homes expands its Arrival Series near Louisville with detached homes from $199,995 as the affordability gap widens.

2026 HousingWire Homebuilder rankings expand the scoreboard

May 15, 2026 by bp56691

Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and resilience when demand turns uneven. In a market shaped by affordability pressures, higher-for-longer […]

Thomas James Homes’ new CEO details the firm’s go-forward plan

May 7, 2026 by bp56691

New CEO Steve Schlageter says Thomas James Homes will keep prioritizing premium single-lot infill where demand is steady and supply is limited. TJH is strengthening operations in current markets and expects growth to accelerate in 2027 to 2029.

The Gathering takeaway: how Olivia Clarke Homes wins in DFW

May 4, 2026 by bp56691

The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost instantaneous reckoning that there are no shortcuts to success … or even to being around in five years, fighting to achieve it. It requires leaders willing to take risks across land, capital, construction, […]

Green Brick leverages industry-leading margins to drive optionality

May 4, 2026 by bp56691

Green Brick Partners posted a 28.9% Q1 2026 gross margin as incentives rose to 10.1% and Trophy backlog reached 40%.

KB Home CFO Robert Dillard to resign this month

May 3, 2026 by bp56691

KB Home Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert R. “Rob” Dillard will step down from his role effective May 8, 2026, the Los Angeles-based homebuilder disclosed in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29. Dillard’s departure is “not related to any disagreement with KB Home or its […]

Smith Douglas Homes prioritizes pace over price, plays the long game

April 30, 2026 by bp56691

Smith Douglas posted 28% higher net new orders in Q1 2026, but gross margin fell to 19.6% as incentives hit 730 basis points.