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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

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But when it comes to land inventory strategies, most builders seem reluctant to rely on a “just-in-time” model to acquire land as needed for immediate construction. Certainly, publicly traded home builders have pivoted to land-light business models that allow them to forgo owning years’ worth of land inventory. In the Real World.

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Housing Outlook: Is This a Recession … or Not?

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Residential building permits dropped by 15,594, or 10.1% Wages are rising, but not as fast as inflation, so job growth and low household debt burdens are keeping the economy going,” Rogers adds. We will see rising inventory, fewer transactions, and probably falling home prices.”. Other Indicators Point to a Housing Slowdown.

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NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades

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Chuck Fowke named NAHB's new chair; a look at new single-family home inventory. With the training they can obtain through organizations like the Home Builders Institute, they will be highly sought after—without the burden of student loan debt.”. New Single-Family Home Inventory. Mon, 08/03/2020 - 13:00. Leadership.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Lower gas prices are creating more discretionary income to save, pay down debt and spend on travel, eating out and personal services. Efforts are underway along Cape Coral Parkway to create a pedestrian-friendly town center with plans for a Village Square, a mixed-use project featuring office, retail and residential space.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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A $300- million allocation will fund grants that can be used for purposes including rehabilitation, new construction, equipment, inventory, mitigation, refinancing and working capital. No-Interest Loans for Storm-Impacted Small Businesses ranging from $100,000 to $5 million for documented physical damage not covered by other sources.

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Advice for Home Builders Navigating a Market in Flux

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However, with increases in interest rates, cancellations, inventories, construction time, and customer concessions, financing expenses are set to go up by an average of between 4% and 5% in the foreseeable future. increase for all inputs for residential construction. Manage debt. Manage spec inventory.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Today, Ivory’s homes average a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 53 (on a scale of 100, the lower the better) compared with a HERS-58 average rating nationally and HERS-55 rating among all Utah builders, according to data reported by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), which manages the HERS program.