Advantages of a Properly Segmented Master Plan in a Slow Housing Market
John Burns Real Estate Consulting's New Home Trends Institute offers master plan execution insights for a more challenging sales environment in 2023
Top 50 Master Planned Communities of 2022
The nation's top master-planned communities saw strong but slowing growth in 2022 with a total of 31,000 sales
In a Housing Slowdown, Master Planned Communities May Have an Upper Hand
With a range of lifestyle amenities and trusty resale value, master planned communities (MPCs) have several competitive advantages in a housing downturn
This Texas Housing Development Is Home to the Largest-Ever Geothermal Grid
Once completed, the Whisper Valley community outside of Austin, Texas will use a geothermal grid to provide heating and cooling to 7,500 households
Up-and-Coming Community Design Trends Reflect Post-Pandemic Lifestyle Changes
Developers are introducing amenities focused on flexibility and outdoor living in new residential communities to accommodate an evolving consumer base post-pandemic
Colby Cox’s Plan to Revitalize His Historical Hometown
Colby Cox hopes to grow his Delaware hometown by building a master planned community that will boost the local economy and create one interconnected neighborhood

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Community Development
Up-and-Coming Community Design Trends Reflect Post-Pandemic Lifestyle Changes
Developers are introducing amenities focused on flexibility and outdoor living in new residential communities to accommodate an evolving consumer base post-pandemic
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Colby Cox’s Plan to Revitalize His Historical Hometown
Colby Cox hopes to grow his Delaware hometown by building a master planned community that will boost the local economy and create one interconnected neighborhood
Master Planned Communities
New Home Sales in Master-Planned Communities Decline as Affordability Concerns Mount
The top-selling master-planned communities of mid-2022 are seeing slower sales activity than in years past likely due to elevated housing costs
Master Planned Communities
In-Demand Community Amenities for a Changing Consumer Base
From co-working spaces to concierge services, master plan and rental community developers are testing out new community amenities to accommodate residents' changing lifestyles
Master Planned Communities
New Home Trends Institute’s May Insights Report Reveals Growth in For-Rent Housing
Master planned communities are accommodating popular COVID-era buyer preferences and building more rental housing
Sales + Marketing Award Winners
First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals
These winners of NAHB’s 2022 National Sales and Marketing Awards, 'The Nationals,' offer progressive ideas to meet and manage a new era of consumer expectations in homebuying
Build to Rent
Built to Rent Is Booming, But Operational Challenges Loom for This Housing Sector
Don’t let the current hype about single-family B2R communities obscure the need to create long-term sustainability and asset value
Master Planned Communities
John Burns Real Estate Consulting Releases Top 50 Master Plans of 2021
These top-selling master planned communities all benefited from America’s “Great Reshuffling” during the pandemic
Master Planned Communities
Master-Planned Communities Report Record Sales Due to Work-From-Home Surge
Migrating Americans are bolstering sales in master-planned communities across the nation
Community Development
How COVID Will Shift Community Design
Architects, planners, and developers say that the pandemic will not cause any dramatic shifts to community planning, but there will be a refreshed…