KB Home names Casey Dare president of Tampa division
As Tampa division president, Dare will oversee land, construction, sales, and customer service across the growing market
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As Tampa division president, Dare will oversee land, construction, sales, and customer service across the growing market
The Housing Trust Group has been chosen by the Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency to move forward on a 328-unit affordable housing venture. If the vote goes as expected, the CRA will award the developer land…
The investment includes a propellant production facility and vehicle processing. The land was previously owned by ExxonMobil, which was sued for allegedly polluting the state’s coastal marshes.
Leadership from the American Land Title Association as well as AARP applauded Arizona's move
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Shareholder derivative suit alleges self-interested deal that converted insider loans into company stock worth up to $40 million; CEO Sprinzen, other insiders named. DENVER, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado Land…
As Tampa division president, Dare will oversee land, construction, sales, and customer service across the growing market
The Housing Trust Group has been chosen by the Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency to move forward on a 328-unit affordable housing venture. If the vote goes as expected, the CRA will award the developer land…
The investment includes a propellant production facility and vehicle processing. The land was previously owned by ExxonMobil, which was sued for allegedly polluting the state’s coastal marshes.
Leadership from the American Land Title Association as well as AARP applauded Arizona's move
The tool can also provide geographically relevant suggestions and recommend nearby or similar properties
Shareholder derivative suit alleges self-interested deal that converted insider loans into company stock worth up to $40 million; CEO Sprinzen, other insiders named. DENVER, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado Land…
There’s a joke about how Staten Island got its name. Dutch settlers sailing into New York Harbor saw the 14-mile land mass and exclaimed “ Is zat an island? ” (You have to read it with the accent.) Is it the reality o…
A postwar payment model close to rent contrasts with today’s land, infrastructure, and public-builder return thresholds
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based developer Portland has acquired land and received construction financing for Gateway 1960, a 714,339-square-foot industrial project that will be located in North Houston. Neither the acreage of…
LAS VEGAS — IndiCap has acquired 3.8 net acres in Southwest Las Vegas for the development of Southwest Bay, a Class A infill industrial project. The 70,405-square-foot property will offer shallow-, small- and mid-bay…
Jack Waldsmith, who spent nearly seven years rising to director of investments at San Francisco's Swift Real Estate Partners, has launched his own firm to acquire and entitle land for medium-density, for-sale housing…
A neighborhood group has sued Marin County and developer North Coast Land Holdings over the June approval of a 337-unit redevelopment of the former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Strawberry, arguing that…
Southern Land Company has hired longtime Highland Homes executive Tony Marchbanks as national president of homebuilding, the company announced Monday. Based in Southern Land Company’s Plano, Texas, office, Marchbanks…
The Waterless Beauty pioneer and leader brings its Mediterranean roots to Abbot Kinney, where 45,000 pounds of Spanish and Los Angeles soil form a physical connection between the land in Spain that shaped the movement…
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of 6.9 acres along North 78th Street and Riverview Avenue in Kansas City to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County. The site will be used for the…
Southern Land Company has made a leadership hire to spearhead single-family home development in three key states, Commercial Observer has learned. Tony Marchbanks has joined the firm as national president of homebuild…
Fancy a trip to the Boardwalk? A pair of New York-based real estate development and investment firms — Nalcorp and Clipper Equity — have acquired a land parcel at 2015 Boardwalk West , an oceanfront development in Con…
AI’s move beyond talk, hype and possibility, to where it’s powering business operations and results was a constant theme at HousingWire’s AI Homebuilder Summit, held on Tuesday, in Dallas. For homebuilders, the conver…
Construction of a manufacturing plant associated with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company may soon be a reality for Hutto, joining a host of other Central Texas spaceflight companies. The proposed Project Blue H…
Future Grid and OTS join Landis+Gyr's open Edge ecosystem to accelerate real-time distribution grid intelligence and innovation across Australia. SYDNEY, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Landis+Gyr (SIX: LAND) today expa…
The partnership marks unprecedented state investment in military infrastructure and the university's future SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than 100 years as neighbors and partners in the grass…
Millrose Properties , whose spin-off from Lennar less than 18 months ago ushered in a modern era for residential development land-banking, is showing signs it is not an investment model entirely immune to a fitful hom…
Prosper Group and Versluys Group have paid $50 million for a development site in Miami’s Brickell district, where they plan to build a $650 million condo tower, the joint venture announced. The 1-acre assemblage inclu…
Much of the drama and excitement around Dream Finders ’ hostile pursuit of Beazer has centered on governance issues and the lack of engagement between the two companies. However, it’s also worth looking at Dream Finde…
While the homebuilding conversation remains heavily focused on mortgage rates , affordability and buyer demand. But behind those challenges, another structural shift is reshaping which builders can pursue land, mainta…
BFC Partners and SAA Canopy Group have closed on a $269-million construction loan to transform the long-standing Parkside Commons housing complex on Syracuse’s East Side. The project will deliver a total of 393…
Walmart Inc. plans to build a new Supercenter of more than 170,000 square feet at Houghton Town Center in southeast Tucson, following its $6.99 million acquisition of approximately 33.23 acres of commercial land. Diam…
WESTLAKE, FLA. — Minto Communities USA has sold a 24-acre parcel at Town Center West in Westlake, a master-planned community in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The buyer, Walmart, plans to develop a 188,779-square-…
Nine developments from across the Americas have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI’s) 2026 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence. From 93 projects and programs submitted, the 15-member jury, comp…
Issues such as Federal Reserve policies, climate-related risks, and rising insurance costs have been putting pressure on accurate commercial real estate valuations. This prompted Urban Land Magazine to ask economists:…
Green Brick Partners Inc . has promoted Jed Dolson, its longtime operating chief, to co-chief executive officer as part of a planned leadership transition at the publicly traded homebuilder and land developer. Dolson,…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Buscar Company (OTC: CGLD) ("Buscar" or the "Company") today announced that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Eon Discovery Inc., it has staked 44 additional lod…
A Hyatt Place and a Hyatt Studios are slated to be built on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian land near Scottsdale along Loop 101. A groundbreaking was recently held for the Arizona Boardwalk Hyatt Place at Talking Stic…
Homebuilder mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming increasingly competitive, with buyers placing greater emphasis on scalable operating platforms, disciplined land strategies, experienced leadership and strategic…
In the news release, Doug Herbert to Unveil 500 MPH "THE BEAST NextGEN" at Bonneville Salt Flats on July 31, issued 29-Jul-2026 by Land Speed Record Project over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the Mar…
Texas real estate is not running out of opportunity. It is simply becoming less forgiving of lazy assumptions, expensive land and undisciplined execution. For more than a decade, the Texas housing story was easy to te…
Laurus Corporation divested the former Carmel Highlands Golf Course in San Diego's Rancho Penasquitos community to 33North Development Group for a reported $14.5 million.