Why modular construction fits high-cost custom markets
Plant Prefab says modular and panelized methods cut build time 25% to 50% and reduce waste about 40% per square foot.
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Rekindling urgency: A Spring Selling 2026 homebuilders elegy
Show of hands. Who among us has purchased a home to live in – any home, in any place, at any price – without feeling at some point like we were on an emotional roller coaster? Anybody? Buying a home is one of those acts few would call entirely rational. For most of us, it […]
Arizona housing reform push would curb HOA, design mandates
After failing to turn starter-home legislation into law, Arizona lawmakers are advancing two bills that would curb local control over design standards, homeowners associations and contractor licensing – a renewed attempt to chip away at costs amid the state’s housing shortage. Lawmakers are close to passing a measure that would strip municipalities of much of […]
Why these round homes are resilient to hurricanes
Deltec Homes builds round prefabs rated up to roughly 190 mph, and cites a 99.9% major hurricane survival rate over 3 decades.
Built-for-rent multifamily starts jump 18% in Q4 2025
Built-for-rent multifamily construction surged at the end of 2025, extending the cycle’s heavy tilt toward rentals and keeping average apartment sizes below pre-Great Recession levels, according to a National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) analysis of Census Bureau data. NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz reported that 96,000 multifamily units started construction in the fourth quarter […]
January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus
January new home sales fell to a 587,000 annual rate, down 17.6% from December, with prices at $400,500, after a positive sales year in 2025.
BFS CEO Jackson maps a bigger role in homebuilding workflows
Builders FirstSource details how BFS’ full-stack supply, installation and digitial services support homebuilders.
Spanberger’s Virginia housing agenda falls short on local pushback
New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s first-year housing agenda delivered new money and new tools for affordable housing preservation, but it fell short on the package’s biggest supply-side proposal: a statewide push to allow multifamily housing by right in many commercially zoned areas. A pair of bills would have required local zoning codes to allow multifamily […]
How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste
FrameTec says pre-marked framing and wall panels can cut build steps by days, as builders face a 723,000 worker annual gap.
Homebuilder confidence nudges up but remains below par
Builder confidence stayed at 38 in March, with 37% cutting prices and oil near $100 per barrel adding pressure to demand and costs.