Japan-based real estate and construction giants have spent the past decade quietly building footholds across the U.S. housing market. By early 2026, those footholds are transforming into a noticeable wave of expansion. The latest development comes from Tokyo-based Hajime Construction Co., Ltd., which announced on March 10 that it has acquired a 51% equity stake […]
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Like its residential construction counterpart – homebuilding – the more than $500 billion residential remodeling industry remains highly geographically fragmented and varies widely in firm size, despite a slight increase in M&A activity since the COVID pandemic. In an industry dominated by small operators, larger players compete at an advantage in several areas, such as
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Most people view Texas in two ways: through our large cities or the stereotypical image of a man on a horse. One is about skyscrapers, private equity, and traffic; the other focuses on boots, cattle, and a mythology that has increased tourism. However, some of the real opportunities in Texas may be found in the
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Fix-and-flip investors brought more homes to entry-level market homebuyers in 2025 than homebuilders, a new data analysis from real estate investment platform New Western asserts. The report defines starter homes as those priced at $261,000 and below. While there aren’t many homes available at that price point in a wide range of major cities, many
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As home sizes shrink and a new mega-generation ages into the homebuying market, homebuilders may have to rethink certain aspects of home design. With affordability the main issue for buyers, builders are now working to maximize space with functional design over flash. Buyers are still largely driven by emotion, but they are also constrained by
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Strong, accurate residential rent data is becoming a prized asset as lawsuits, regulators and new state laws upend how landlords set rents. Los Angeles-based commercial real estate platform Crexi is moving to capitalize on that demand. The company has partnered with Dwellsy, a rental marketplace with extensive residential properties, to plug rent data into Crexi
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Procedural and zoning barriers are proving to be only the beginning of the gauntlet for adding new ground-up residential supply to America’s housing-starved communities. While removing red tape and outdated zoning laws might formalize more homes on paper, local fee structures still decide whether those homes are actually built. California is a poster child for
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What realistic, visionary, and wise players in the U.S. housing sector believe is that some solutions are already here, hidden in plain sight. Part of the problem is that what often hides those solutions from view is a past history, baggage or a whiff of negative reputation. Manufactured housing is among them. And, because of
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to revive an old plan to build 12,000 affordable units over a borough railyard is seen as a long shot, even if he gains support from President Trump. Mamdani has garnered headline attention for proposing to build units on a platform above Sunnyside Yard, a 180-acre freight and
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PulteGroup this week agreed to join the ranks of homebuilding enterprises that have adopted SitecoreAI, integrating the omnichannel digital content marketing platform into its marketing, sales and CRM tech stack to improve homebuying digital user experience. SitecoreAI – used by global consumer marketers across a diverse array of business sectors – enables homebuilders to centralize
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