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Minimum residential lot size dispute heats up in a Texas county

April 8, 2026 by bp56691

A battle has brewed over residential lot sizes in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law last year reducing them in the state’s biggest cities. Since the law didn’t apply statewide, Montgomery County, which abuts Houston, is trying again to increase its lot sizes after doing so last March. County planners say the increase […]

Residential contractors remain AI-skeptical early on, report finds

April 7, 2026 by bp56691

ServiceTitan’s 2026 Residential State of the Trades report shows 25% of contractors use AI meaningfully while nearly 50% lack trust. Labor, overhead, and materials are top 2026 risks, and 73% of customers prioritize clear upfront pricing.

A capital-light, local model could power this off-site builder’s plan to scale

April 6, 2026 by bp56691

Reframe Systems is scaling a distributed microfactory model for modular and panelized housing, targeting high-cost markets. The company expects 48 unit deliveries in 2026, with a goal of up to 200 units in 2027 as its first full-scale microfactory site comes online.

Trending: employer housing benefits narrow affordability gaps

April 6, 2026 by bp56691

A growing number of private sector employers have quietly begun offering workers a benefit that helps them live closer to the office at a price they can afford. As housing costs soar, it has been policymakers nationwide who’ve hogged the headlines, zeroing in on zoning reform and regulatory rollbacks as fixes for America’s housing affordability […]

Housing supply summit highlights the cost of complexity

April 1, 2026 by bp56691

I love Jerusalem Demsas’ “Housing Breaks People’s Brains” article in The Atlantic from November 2022. For me, it’s a trailhead for understanding why efforts and solutions aimed at the housing access and attainability crisis for so many Americans often short-circuit and fizzle before they can fix anything. Demsas’ unflinching reporting on “localism and shortage denialism” […]

Lennar land bank exposure under the microscope

March 31, 2026 by bp56691

All eyes are on Lennar’s forthcoming 10-K filing, maybe as soon as Thursday, as a wave of investor questions converges around one central issue: How much financial risk – recognized or not – sits inside the company’s land-light strategy? In recent days, that question has pitched from a routine analyst inquiry into a whirlwind of […]

Lennar KB Home synergies could mirror the CalAtlantic playbook

March 30, 2026 by bp56691

The U.S. homebuilding industry remains more fragmented than outsiders believe, even after years of consolidation. Lennar continues to be one of the biggest builders in the country, but size alone isn’t the main factor anymore; the next advantage comes from blending operational efficiency with customer segmentation. That is why KB Home appears to be a […]

Florida: In choppy 2026, one state is many homebuilding markets

March 27, 2026 by bp56691

Southwest Florida metros saw the steepest drops in 2025, led by Punta Gorda at -11.93%, as insurance and inventory weigh on demand

BuildersUpdate pay-at-closing model targets builders’ marketing risk

March 27, 2026 by bp56691

BuildersUpdate.com has rolled out a “pay upon performance” model that shifts new-home marketing costs from upfront spend to a flat fee due only when a sale closes, aiming squarely at builders’ growing concern over wasted lead-gen dollars in a choppy demand and rate environment. Announced March 26, 2026, the program lets homebuilders list communities on […]

Fort Worth growth resets the Dallas-Fort Worth housing map

March 26, 2026 by bp56691

For the past decade, Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing story has been written in bold letters along the U.S. 75 corridor – Frisco, McKinney, Plano and every patch of land north of there that could support a rooftop and a Starbucks. The northeast corner became a symbol of Texas growth: prices soared, commutes stretched and master-planned communities […]