• Divesting Homes.com would cause ‘irreparable harm’: CoStar,Brooklee Han

    Divesting Homes.com would cause ‘irreparable harm’: CoStar

    The pressure of even more activist investors does not appear to be enough to cause CoStar Group to change its stance on Homes.com. The Andy Florance-led firm responded to a letter sent by activist investors at D.E. Shaw & Co., LP. in a press release on Thursday, in which the company reiterated its c

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  • Offsite building faces scalability hurdles as Builders First Source expands,Scott Finfer

    Offsite building faces scalability hurdles as Builders First Source expands

    Offsite construction is often hailed as the panacea for housing shortages and labor constraints. In practice, it faces the realities of a cyclical, regional business. Builders who buy these companies outright often end up tying capital to rigid factories that can’t flex with demand. Recent experienc

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  • Washington seeks to reset ground-floor retail rules for residential buildings,Richard Lawson

    Washington seeks to reset ground-floor retail rules for residential buildings

    A fight over ground-floor retail mandates could become one of the most consequential zoning debates of 2026, with Washington state lawmakers moving to curb mandatory storefronts in new residential buildings. A bill in the Washington state Senate would flip the script on commercial zoning, requiring

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