National Home Corp. targets 18% gross margin with pace focus
CEO Michael Bergman said July results hit plan with 70 closings and 93 starts
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Builders face a tougher math problem as completed inventory rises
With apologies to Jim Morrison and the Doors, the time to hesitate is through
New home demand swoons even as sales prices hit a 5-year low
As new orders weakened in July, the median sales price of a new home fell to $393,800, the lowest level recorded since July 2021
Homebuilders’ spring toolbox: Incentives rose, but conversion stayed weak
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]