AI-powered data remaps builders’ landbuying art and science

Not long ago, artificial intelligence was considered a headline-grabbing, yet futuristic and perhaps unreliable concept. Now, companies, including homebuilders, are increasingly leveraging AI in their day-to-day decision-making.  Oliver Alexander, Founder & CEO at Prophetic, an AI-driven platform that automates the initial land discovery and analysis process for developers and homebuilders, has seen this transition unfold […]

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Study: Bipartisan Social Security plan to borrow and invest unlikely to pay off

A high-profile proposal to borrow $1.5 trillion and invest the money in stocks to salvage Social Security’s finances would likely leave taxpayers saddled with enormous debt, even under optimistic market conditions, according to a new analysis from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The brief is critical of a plan championed by Sens.

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Fault lines surface as projects tap California’s CEQA exemption law

Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing supply and improve affordability. It’s working – but not without a fight. Developers wasted no time seizing the opportunity. A growing list of housing developments are securing exemptions from reviews

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