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New Home Premium Volatility

by Pete Reeb June 20, 2018

Hot, cold, medium? It is time to revisit one of our findings from last year’s white paper that evaluated 36 California new home infill communities in both hot and cold housing markets. We learned that the new home premium varies …

The Millennial Perception of Homeownership

by Dean Wehrli June 15, 2018

    Consulting leader Dean Wehrli volunteered to host our new podcast. You never know what to expect from Dean. Click here to subscribe to future episodes. For episode 3 of our New Home Insights Podcast, Dean talks with three …

Midwest Markets Late to the Game—but Ready to Play Ball

by John Burns Real Estate Consulting June 11, 2018

The US economic recovery is currently in its ninth year of expansion—and heading into extra innings. While the Cubs, Royals, and Cardinals have all won the World Series during the recovery, the Midwest housing markets have had little to brag about. …

Build It and They Will Move

by John Burns Real Estate Consulting June 1, 2018

Our selling season is officially over in Southwest Florida. The beaches are quieter, locals are able to get a tee time, I can finally get a restaurant reservation again, and builders are tallying their sales. Most builders we’ve spoken with …

The Rise and Evolution of the Single-Family Rental Industry

by Rick Palacios Jr May 31, 2018

  Consulting leader Dean Wehrli volunteered to host our new podcast. You never know what to expect from Dean. Click here to subscribe to future episodes. For episode 2 of our New Home Insights Podcast, Dean talks with Rick Palacios …

End the Guesswork

by John Burns May 30, 2018

Here is a link to the 30-minute investor-oriented Housing Market Outlook webinar I recently presented for Bloomberg’s 300,000+ subscribers. You can also access the webinar slides here. For our clients who have a Bloomberg terminal, we post our research on …

Designing a Successful New Industry Collaboration

by John Burns May 23, 2018

Click here for print friendly version To our knowledge, an event like this had never been done before. We recently brought the creative design talent from the largest home builders, land developers, architects, and building products companies in the US …

Single-Family Rental Industry Act 2: Build-to-Rent Taking Center Stage

by Don Walker & Rick Palacios Jr May 21, 2018

The single-family rental (SFR) space has quickly quieted skeptics and scaled into an institutional asset class. Build-to-rent (B2R) is now playing an emerging role in the industry’s evolution. In less than a decade, Progress Residential, Tricon American Homes, Front Yard …

Our First Podcast

by John Burns May 16, 2018

    Consulting Leader Dean Wehrli volunteered to host our new podcast. You never know what to expect from Dean. Click here to subscribe to future episodes. On our first podcast, Dean talks with the guy with his name on …

Retirees Want More Dogs and Gardens, Less Golf and Pickle Ball

by John Burns May 15, 2018

Retiree amenity preferences shift over time. In our book Big Shifts Ahead, Chris Porter and I broke the generations into decade born because the traditional definitions involved far too many years. By doing so, we have been able to identify shifting …