Posts From Steve Devorak
San Juan Capistrano’s Oaks Farms Honored as Nation’s Best New Community
The Oaks Farms in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. was honored this week at the International Builder’s Show as the nation’s Community of the Year. The National Association of Home Builders’
Net Outward Migration from Los Angeles County to Orange County
In the last blog on recent trends in homebuyer mobility we found that high housing prices in two Northern California counties (San Francisco and Alameda) had been a principal cause
Trump Stirs Homebuilders’ Dreams of Cutting Environment Red Tape
As Don Huffines sees it, Donald Trump’s election instantly made his Dallas-area pastureland much more valuable. That’s because the residential developer expects the president-elect to follow through on a pledge
Brown Revisits Efforts To Increase Housing Construction
In releasing a state spending plan for the next fiscal year, Gov. Jerry Brown revisited efforts to increase new housing through legislation that would streamline permitting and create incentives for
Homeowners Have More in Equity, But Mood Soured by Rising Mortgage Rates
Home prices have been rising for 53 straight months, lifting millions of borrowers from underwater on mortgages. In the first three quarters of 2016 alone, howeowners added $837 billion in
Lots: Builder’s Two Big Questions in 2017
Two difficult questions confront home builders and residential developers amid the uncertainty of the moment, and we’ve been hearing them in the aisles and off the floor during the home
Housing Industry Poised For More Growth In 2017
IRVINE, CA—A number of factors pull in this sector’s direction, such as jobs, household formations and a lack of supply supported by the demographics of Millennials and Baby Boomers, TRI
Where Are Residents in Los Angeles and Orange Counties Buying Homes?
In the last blog on recent trends in homebuyer mobility we found that high housing prices in two Northern California counties (San Francisco and Alameda) had been a principal cause
Vice President, Land Acquisition
Shea Homes
Location: Irvine, CA
Date Posted: December 6, 2016
What a Nobel Winning Economist Thinks About The Housing Economy
When a Nobel-prize winner shrugs his shoulders, and says, “I don’t know … ” to a question directly related to his field, it gives you pause. Which is what economist,
