Seth Ring elevated to president and COO at Toll Brothers

May 13, 2026 by bp56691

Toll Brothers has promoted Executive Vice President Seth J. Ring to president and chief operating officer, succeeding outgoing president and COO Robert (Rob) Parahus, according to a company announcement. Ring, a 22-year Toll Brothers veteran, will also join the company’s board of directors. Parahus, who has been with Toll for 40 years, will retire from […]

New Rochelle housing surge proves predictable zoning’s impact

May 12, 2026 by bp56691

New Rochelle embraced the abundance mindset long before the “yes in my backyard ” crowd made it cool. Today, the city, 25 minutes north of New York City by train, is a reference point for how zoning reform and predictable approvals can speed mixed-income housing production citywide. The city built on a 2015 rezoning that […]

Policy uncertainty takes center stage as AMH reports revenue gains

May 11, 2026 by bp56691

AMH reported record spring leasing activity, 2.8% year-over-year revenue growth, and 95.1% occupied days in Q1 2026. Executives said Section 901 has paused BTR capital, prompting fewer starts and lowering 2026 deliveries guidance.

AI agent aims to reshape how builders screen sites, spot deal risk

May 8, 2026 by bp56691

Warren Buffett, no stranger to the residential real estate business and to the incalculable role of homebuilding and development within it, is quoted as saying, “Valuing a business is part art and part science.” Buffett would appreciate the throughline from his broader mantra to its direct applicability to land valuation, a bulwark of any-sized homebuilding […]

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.

State zoning preemption tested as Colorado lot bills fail

May 6, 2026 by bp56691

After years of pushing housing affordability reforms, Colorado legislators hit a wall — crashing up against the limits of how much zoning control they could strip from local governments. This year, they sought to require most cities to allow single-family homes on lots as small as 2,000 square feet, about a third the size of […]

Millrose Properties one-year report card, Q1 2026 earnings

May 6, 2026 by bp56691

A year ago, when Lennar completed the spin-off of Millrose Properties into a standalone, publicly traded REIT, the sheer size, root motivation and the complex nature of the pivot ushered in an era of land-banking unlike any before. Global capital asset managers followed suit. Land-banking and asset-light or land-light business and balance sheet management began […]

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 […]