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Strong Finish to the Year?
With a shift from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market, Redfin sees a potential pick-up in sales volume to finish out the year. Here’s why. Read more
Lot Production on Upward Trend
In the depths of the housing cycle, lot production nationwide was virtually nonexistent. As the housing recovery progresses, the finished lot creation machine seeks to keep up with builder housing
Deal Flow
Builder Online provides a summary of all the M&A activity nationally that has taken place in the homebuilding sector. Read more
Asian Invasion
If you haven’t heard of Landsea yet, sounds like you probably will. One of China’s largest homebuilders proclaims that it will invest more than $1B into the US housing market.
Homebuilder Seizes Upon a Niche Market Rental Opportunity
MBK Homes, who’s primary business has been for-sale housing, gets ready to open a rental community in the Carmel Valley area of San Diego with product more akin to for-sale
SunCal Secures Entitlements for New Lots in Fillmore
SunCal receives approval for an amended tract map for 146 detached homes in the City of Fillmore in supply-constrained Ventura County. Unit count, location and product type would seem to
How Big Builders Leverage School Quality into Profits
In the following article in Big Builder, a useful summary of analysis undertaken by Raymond James is set forth. Public builder land positions are graded by tiers (based on quality
The Maximizing Impact of Small Lot Typology
One of the most talked about trends this housing cycle has been Los Angeles’ small lot ordinance single-family housing typology. For those in the land business, anybody with exposure to
Are High Prices Killing Sales?
Anybody in the trenches of the housing market can attest to 2014 being a lackluster year across Southern California with limited exceptions. This article in LA Curbed talks about the
Is The Housing Recovery Over?
There is currently much debate on the direction of the housing market. Did we bounce back off the bottom too fast? What inning are we in? 3rd? 6th? While there
