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Part 2 of RCLCO Forecast: Understanding the Demand for New Housing
This is the second installment in a series examining New US Housing Demand, relative to underlying demand drivers. Part 2: Generation Y and New Housing Demand As job growth continues to slowly...
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Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2011: How Master-Planned...
Year-to-date 2012 home sales at top master-planned communities (MPCs) are the strongest in three years, up sharply over 2011. It appears that the recovery has finally come to MPCs. Every year since...
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Will the North American Second Home Buyer Look Offshore Again?
RCLCO Research Shows Surprisingly High Levels of Interest in International Vacation Home Locations At the end of last year, RCLCO fielded several questions regarding second home purchase interest in...
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RCLCO Forecast: Does the Housing Market Still Want the Suburbs?
This is the third installment in a series examining New US Housing Demand, relative to underlying demand drivers. Part 3: Where the Active Market Wants to Live The National Association of Realtors...
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Post Recession: Homebuyers Willing to Pay More for Green Features with Cost...
The market for green homes is on the rise. According to McGraw-Hill Construction, the share of single- family home construction that is green has risen from 8% in 2008 to 17% in 20111. This is...
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Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2012
Home sales at the nation’s top master-planned communities (MPCs) were the strongest since 2007. Every year since 1994, RCLCO has conducted a national survey identifying the top-selling MPCs, followed...
View ArticleInfrastructure Financing in Master-Planned Communities
One of the biggest challenges of developing a large-scale master-planned community (MPC) is figuring out how to pay for the huge upfront infrastructure costs. With banks and other traditional sources...
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In-Depth Look at Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities
RCLCO recently checked in with the top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) in 2012, to better understand what they’re doing to realize that level of sales as well as their outlook for 2013....
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The Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities Mid-Year 2013 Update
Homes at the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) sold at a much faster pace in the first half of 2013 than they did in 2012. Every year since 1994, RCLCO has conducted a national...
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Is Housing Affordability in the Texas Triangle at Risk?
Economic Performance The largest metropolitan areas of the Texas Triangle—Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin—are exhibiting strong employment and household growth as the state’s...
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Vacation Housing Recovery Tied to Primary Housing Starts
Recovery Soon Is Likely in Areas that Have Been Lagging By: Taylor Mammen, Principal/Director of Consulting, and CJ Faulwell, Associate Summary The U.S. vacation home development industry is perceived...
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Top 10 Megapolitan Regions Gaining Market Share
In this Advisory we examine the regions in the U.S. that are likely to achieve the greatest growth momentum as a key measure of their vitality and attractiveness for development and investment. Regions...
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The Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2013
Home sales at the nation’s top master-planned communities (MPCs) continued increasing in 2013 to the highest levels since 2007. Every year since 1994, RCLCO has conducted a national survey identifying...
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Washington, D.C., Master-Planned Communities on the Rise
The big story for master-planned communities (MPCs) in the Washington, D.C., area in 2013 is that they were generally able to achieve sales similar to or above 2012 levels, despite the challenges...
View ArticleTop MPC Developers Share Insights During RCLCO Webinar
On March 27, 2014, about 200 of RCLCO’s clients, friends, and colleagues came together online for a high-level discussion of the trends influencing the performance of the nation’s most successful...
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Trends Among Florida's Top-Selling Active Adult Communities
Florida’s active adult communities (AACs) are attracting a significant share of 55 and older households who are migrating to Florida to enjoy a new phase of their lives. These communities offer...
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The Best-Selling Master-Planned Communities Mid-Year 2014 Update
Homes at the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) sold at a slightly slower pace in the first half of 2014 than they did in 2013, as lot inventories continue to dwindle in various...
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Millennials' Influence on New Home Demand
Will the demand for new for-sale housing from the Millennial generation continue to increase as the economy slowly recovers, or has a permanent generational shift in housing preferences occurred that...
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The Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2014
After several years of increasing home sales at the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs), total sales in 2014 fell short of 2013’s total, but it was nonetheless a very strong year....
View ArticleThe Future of Active Adult Communities with Gregg Logan
Deciding to buy a new home or move to a new community is often precipitated by a change in lifestage. As the massive wave of Boomers enters the retirement phase of their lives, there is much...
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