Florida’s new push to accelerate homebuilding is hitting up a familiar wall of resistance in the Naples area: local resistance. Instead of fighting over zoning, the battle is about permitting. Private-provider inspectors say Collier County officials have thwarted third-party inspections required under state law. State lawmakers strengthened that law last year. It took effect July […]

As many homebuilders scale back on spec inventory to preserve margins, M/I Homes continues to hew to a contrarian strategy: More specs.  During earnings calls for Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, M/I Homes executives reiterated their plans to maintain a spec-heavy playbook. The company’s Q2 2026 earnings call last week indicates that the M/I team

While much of the focus on Compass International Holdings’ acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate has been devoted to how the merger impacts Compass’s market share, it has also had a significant impact on the firm’s financial performance.  According to the company’s second quarter 2026 financial results published on Tuesday, Compass International Holdings generated $4.3 billion