May 2026

A tale of two Spring Selling housing markets set the scene for LGI Homes’ Q1 2026 earnings release this week. Structurally, it’s not a market short on demand. Behaviorally and psychologically, though, it’s got homebuilders struggling to convert it. Team LGI’s performance – and every other public homebuilder in the current earnings cycle, for that matter – holds a high-resolution lens...

Nearly four years ago, Colorado voters approved a special fund to address the affordable housing crisis following Covid-19. Meeting the fund’s objectives, however, proved harder for participating cities than expected. State legislators are now scrambling to fix that. The Senate passed House Bill 1313 on Thursday with amendments. It is headed back to the House, which passed the bill in early...

In a weaker-than-expected demand environment, marked by declining new-home sales prices, rising incentives and geopolitical uncertainty, select homebuilders have tapped the brakes on new deliveries and deliberately slowed their sales pace to secure margins.  Not all builders are following this blueprint, including M/I Homes and Ashton Woods.  Smith Dougas Homes stands as another exception to a...

Real estate agents may lawfully discuss neighborhood crime rates and school quality with clients without violating the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on racial steering, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced April 24.   The move reverses guidance that’s led major industry players to remove or restrict such information. New guidance, issued in a letter by HUD’s...

It’s difficult to understate the impact that artificial intelligence is having on all aspects of the mortgage industry. From lead generation and borrower qualification to loan servicing and customer retention, companies must find ways to streamline processes to bring more customers in the door and keep their bottom line healthy. At HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin this week, AI was a central...

In a relatively small space, compromises have to be made, but in the right hands that needn’t result in a lesser design. With this eat-in kitchen in London there wasn’t room for everything initially requested, such as a breakfast bar on the island, but the resulting space feels open, elegant and...