Land

Land

• Getting Traditional Houses Right Depends on Details

  Designer/builder Tony Crasi shows how getting the details right will help you build traditional houses that tug at a buyer's heartstrings.

   

• Big Dig, Super Roots, Water Short, and Planes Plenty

  Economic development news of jobs gained, home development thwarted, and manufacturing investments.

   

• "Phoenix Rising" Is No Longer a Cliché

  But the market still has a ways to go for full recovery.

   

• Public Home Builders Return to Rrofitability

  The recession proves the public builder model is superior for survival, though it does have its achilles' heels.

   

• Hybrid Super Builder

  A new builder business model has morphed out of the recession, one with multiple sources of cash to capture market share.

   

• Builders Look Forward After a Buoyant 2012

  Expansion is now in the cards again for many companies in the 2013 Builder 100 ranking of the biggest builders in America.

   

• Denver’s Century Communities Joins the Ranks of Publicly Owned Builders

  Its closings this year are projected to jump 48% above 2012.

   

• A Builder Started by Traders Rings The Bell in Columbia, Mo.

  The builder has a decent lot supply in a market where there's been little residential development of late.

   

• A Fledgling Land Investor Has a Big Appetite

  Isles Ranch Partners is focused on providing capital for smaller land deals.

   

• TRI Pointe pulls the trigger on its first post-IPO land deals

  TRI Pointe Homes, whose initial public offering on Jan. 31 raised $200 million, has put some of the proceeds of its equity raise to work with the acquisition of 301 lots in three California communities.

   

• Another Local Builder Eyes Nationwide Expansion

  An alliance with a well-stocked land bank is carving that path for Louisiana's Level Homes.

   

• Fore!, Say Builders Active in Golf Communities

  They insist the recent spate of golf-course closings doesn’t reflect buyer demand for this lifestyle.

   

• Mattamy Homes Steps Up Land Purchases for New Communities

  The Florida-based builder copies its Canadian parent’s business model.

   

• Growth-Minded Builders Entering New Markets Through Land Acquisition

  But increasing competition for finished lots may necessitate more site development.

   

• Water and Home Price Appreciation in the Desert

  Water and home price appreciation in the desert and information technology and data centers abound.

   

• Curb Appeal Is More than Cute Houses

  The secret to communities where people really want to live goes beyond a cute house. Designer Marianne Cusato explains the importance of appealing design that encourages walking, bicycling, and spending time on the front porch.

   

• Lord Provides: Phillippe Lord Moved Meritage from Gut- to Data-Driven Land Buys

  Phillippe Lord moved meritage from gut- to data-driven land buys.

   

• Developers Face the Fight Against Union Labor in Philly

   

• Minto Communities Nabs a Bargain Million Dollar View

  Minto Communities buys a rare, turn-key waterfront development from St. Joe Company at a bargain price.

   

• 10 Business Trends That Will Shape Housing in 2013

  Builders were growing again in 2012, but new challenges lie ahead.