We’re in the midst of a shift: the kind that doesn’t happen overnight, but once it catches on, shapes what every front yard, subdivision, and house plan looks like for decades. Demographic changes are forcing builders to go back to basics: affordability, flexibility,...
The Federal Reserve just made its first interest rate cut since December 2024, trimming the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 4%–4.25%. On the surface, that looks like a modest shift. But in reality, it’s a signal—a recognition that the labor market is...
Tech is always the first mover. Where the engineers go, capital follows. And right now, AI adoption is not just shifting hiring patterns—it’s reshaping the geography of North America’s workforce. That shift is creating a powerful set of opportunities for real estate...
Over the past few years I’ve had a front-row seat to the mounting cost, slowness, and sheer frustration clogging up housing in America. Every city feels like it’s trying to build more homes—except everything from permitting to contractors, materials, labor, codes, is...
Lumber prices just hit their lowest point in a year, and while that might sound like good news for builders, it’s flashing a warning sign for the broader economy.On September 1, lumber fell to $526.50 per thousand board feet, marking a 52-week low. Futures are down...
The U.S. economy is starting to feel a little shakier than the headlines might suggest. New data from the federal government shows things have been worse for American workers than we were led to believe. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary benchmark...
