Strategy
Spec Versus Built-to-Order: Builders Navigate a Changing Market
Builders continue recalibrating the mix between spec and built-to-order homes to maximize efficiency, manage risk, and meet changing demand conditions.
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Sales
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Local Markets
Greensboro Housing Push Gains Momentum as New-Home Demand Holds Firm
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Reports
New-Home Market Faces Slower Sales, Lower Prices
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Earnings Report
PulteGroup Holds the Line on Incentives as Traffic Slows
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Earnings
Market Conditions Weigh on Q3 Results for M/I Homes
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Local Markets
Denver Searches for Its Next Growth Chapter
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Master Plans
See Which Master-Planned Community Markets Are Defying the Slowdown
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Strategy
DRB Group Launches Two Mortgage Joint Ventures
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Strategy
KB Home Leans on Built-to-Order Model as Market Weakens
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Data & Analytics
Builders Pull Every Lever to Keep Buyers Engaged in August
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Strategy
Lennar Chooses Volume Over Margin in Tougher Housing Market
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Master Plans
Master Plans Remain a Key Industry Growth Engine as Texas Extends Its Lead
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Economics
Durham Stands Out as a North Carolina Housing Bright Spot
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Master Plans
8 Regions, 8 Master Plans to Watch in 2026
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Local Markets
What Greenville’s Top-Selling Communities Reveal About Buyer Demand
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Earnings
Revenue and Deliveries Fall in Q3 for Hovnanian Enterprises
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Strategy
Strategic Insight: 13 Public CEOs on Navigating the 2026 Housing Market
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Strategy
Controlling the Controllables in an Uncertain Housing Market
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Marketing
6 Naming Trends Defining Today’s MPCs
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Local Markets
San Antonio Snapshot: Builders Face a More Competitive Market
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Strategy
LGI Homes, Smith Douglas Homes Combat Entry-Level Headwinds in Q2
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Strategy
How Private Builders Are Navigating a More Selective Market
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Earnings
Slow Spring Selling Season Drives Down Q2 Closings for Meritage Homes
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Earnings
Earnings Roundup: NVR and Century Communities Report Q2 Results
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Earnings
PulteGroup Takes Steps to Grow Built-to-Order Mix in Q2
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Earnings
Revenues and Closings Rise in Q3 for D.R. Horton
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Data & Analysis
New-Home Market Faces Summer Slowdown
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Strategy
Delivering Value at Scale: The Imagination Homes Strategy
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Local Markets
Killeen Balances Affordability and Stability in Central Texas
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Marketing
From Popsicles to Pools: Builder Incentives That Sweeten the Deal
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Master Plans
Punta Gorda’s MPCs Are Driving Sales Momentum Across Larger Homes
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Sales
May New-Home Sales Slide, Prices Rise
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Master Plans
California’s Top-Selling Master Plans to Start 2026
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Local Markets
Why Raleigh Remains a Market to Watch Despite Near-Term Headwinds
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Housing Data
Summer Sales Tick Up, Incentives Stay High
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Master Plans
How Mature Master Plans Are Extending Their Lifecycle
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Local Markets
Salt Lake City Trades Speed for Stability
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Leadership
Drees Homes Names Scott Drees Midwest Regional President
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Top Markets
The Top Housing Markets Over the Past Decade
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Economics
The Top 5 Builders in the Riverside/San Bernardino Market
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Earnings
Hovnanian Enterprises Grows Q2 Closings Despite Choppy Conditions
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Earnings
Toll Brothers Benefits From Luxury Segment’s Resilience in Q2
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Local Markets
What 2026 Looks Like for Albuquerque Housing
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Builder 100
Meet the No. 5 Builder: Meritage Homes
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Sentiment
April Builder Sentiment: Early Spring Momentum Falters
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Builder 100
Learn More About the No. 4 Builder NVR
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Builder 100
Meet the No. 3 Builder: PulteGroup
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Builder 100
Learn More About the No. 2 Builder Lennar
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Builder 100
Meet the No. 1 Builder: D.R. Horton
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Earnings
Smith Douglas Posts Strong Q1 Orders Despite Choppy Market
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Earnings
LGI Homes Sees Demand Stabilize in Q1 as Backlog Grows 63%
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Builder 100
The Legacy List: The 2026 Builder 100 and Next 100 Now Live
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Sales
Existing-Home Sales Fall in March
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Economics
March Builder Sentiment: A False Start for Some, Momentum for Others
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Sales
The New Rules of Negotiation in New-Home Sales
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Marketing
Taylor Morrison and Liquid Death Team Up on a Killer House
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Money
Lender Competition Helps Beazer Win More Buyers
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Design
How AI Is Streamlining Home Building
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Local Markets
Market Snapshot: Sacramento Home Building Shows Stabilization Signs
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Earnings
KB Home Makes Progress on Return to 70% Built-to-Order Mix
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Local Markets
Market Snapshot: Cincinnati Finds Balance as Economic Stability Meets Housing Constraints
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Sales
Sales Momentum Splinters Across Markets as Spring Approaches
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Leadership
What Leaders Miss When They Don’t See Themselves as Sellers
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Economics
Tracking the Shifts in Top New-Home Sales Markets
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Strategy
What 15 Public CEOs Are Saying About the 2026 Housing Market
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Research
Master-Planned Communities Lead Sales Across Key Price and Size Segments
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Earnings
Challenging Market Weighs Down Q1 Closings for Lennar
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Technology
Zonda Enterprise Accelerator Drives Faster, Smarter Home Selling
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Economics
February Builder Sentiment: A Mixed Start to the Spring Selling Season
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Strategy
What 10 Builders Are Saying About the Spring Selling Season
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Local Markets
Market Snapshot: Cape Coral Growth Meets Headwinds
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Economics
IBS 2026: Caution, Uncertainty Headline Market Outlook
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Strategy
IBS 2026: How Private Builders Can Compete Against Public Peers
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Strategy
Taylor Morrison Targets Higher Built-to-Order Mix, Expanded Esplanade Openings in 2026
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Economics
Seattle Faces Cautious Consumers Amid Shifting Economic Signals
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Builders
Where Is Lennar That You Are Not?
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Economics
January Builder Sentiment: Sluggish Sales Lead to Price Cuts
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Earnings
Soft Buyer Demand Weighs on Q4 Results for PulteGroup
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Earnings
Earnings Roundup: M/I Homes and NVR Report Q4 Results
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Economics
New-Home Sales Remain Steady in November
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Earnings
KB Home Reaffirms Push Toward 70% Built-to-Order Mix
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Master Plans
The 25 Top-Selling U.S. Master-Planned Communities of 2025
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Earnings
Lennar Increases Deliveries in Q4, but 14% Incentives Weigh on Revenues
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Earnings
Toll Brothers Benefits From Resilience of Luxury Buyers in Q4
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Strategy
Uncertain and Challenging: How Private Builders Navigated 2025
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Outlook 2026
What 17 Public Builder CEOs Are Saying About Demand Conditions and the Housing Market
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Earnings
United Homes Looks to Quickly Rebuild Board to Maintain Nasdaq Listing
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Earnings
Closings Fall in Q3 for LGI Homes, But Backlog and Order Growth Point to Renewed Strength
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Earnings
Affordability Slows Closings for D.R. Horton, But Orders Tick Up in Q4
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