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.
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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 […]
A tale of two M&As: DFH’s hostile bid sharpens homebuilder tiers
While Wall Street waits to see if and when Dream Finders Homes returns with a sweeter bid after Beazer Homes’ board rejected its third unsolicited takeover proposal, another provocative question may be lurking across the sector. What if Dream Finders’ hostile move this week did more than put Beazer in play? What if it exposed […]
Seth Ring elevated to president and COO at Toll Brothers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]