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April 2025   Volume XV, Issue 4

Guard Your Traffic: Uncertainty is Raising the Caution Flag

By Emma Shinn, MBA, CPA

In today’s business environment, metrics have become a favorite analytical tool. However, looking at too many metrics can be confusing and distract home builders from focusing on one of the most important metrics at this moment: TRAFFIC. And not just traffic, but the ongoing trend on the traffic numbers from week to week in the local market and each community or product type.

 Solve Affordability Challenges with a Forward Commitment

Despite economic uncertainty in 2025, home prices are expected to continue slowly rising, and mortgage rates are likely to decline but remain above pre-pandemic levels. For builders facing hesitant buyers, the solution isn't slashing prices. It's using a strategy that benefits builders, buyers, and lenders alike.

Pro Builder Panorama Idea Home

Finding building materials that deliver high R-values, mitigate the risk of water intrusion, and reduce the embodied carbon footprint of a project are a win-win-win for builders, occupants, and the environment. For the Panorama Idea Home, this trifecta of benefits came by partnering with DuPont using their products in insulation, house wrap and innovative flashing systems.

When it comes to curb appeal, the Panorama Idea Home has it all—a sprawling luxury single-level home set against the picturesque backdrop of Breckenridge, Colorado. But one key feature that elevates this high-alpine retreat above its neighbors is the eco-friendly permeable paver driveway by Unilock. The stones contribute to the sustainability goals of the project.

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Partner Notes

PermitFlow announces ReconstructLA to help ease the burden of rebuilding in Los Angeles. Read more

Not all PEX is created equal: Why choosing the right type matters. Read more

McCall Homes in Billings, Montana, completed their fourth Homes for HOPE Project. Read more

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