In this industry news episode of The Land Development Podcast, host Ryan Glick is joined by co-host Charles Covey to discuss the latest land development industry news. The conversation starts with a Fox Business feature on affordable housing solutions, focusing on regulations, federal loans, and tax credits proposed by real estate expert Larry Connor. Ryan and Charles weigh in on the feasibility of these suggestions, exploring the balance of federal versus state influence in reducing housing costs.
Next, they analyze a report from Globe Street on the growing disparity between single-family rental (SFR) and multi-family rental markets. With SFR rents outpacing multi-family rents, they explore why this trend exists and its implications for the Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector. Charles draws from his own experiences in the industry to explain why single-family rentals continue to dominate despite high interest rates and economic uncertainty.
Finally, they dive into a MarketWatch report about the Trump administration’s proposed efforts to downsize the federal real estate footprint. Ryan and Charles debate whether selling or terminating office leases could truly make a significant budgetary impact and discuss the potential ripple effects on local real estate markets.
Ryan sits down with Peter Murphy Lewis to talk about how storytelling can help developers and builders attract better talent and build stronger teams. They break down simple, practical ways to use video and real stories to stand out in today’s labor market.
Keith Miller joins the show to talk about his focus on building attainably priced homes at scale in Montana, why he’s using factory-built housing, and what it really takes to bring new supply to fast-growing markets.
Ryan and Charles break down falling homebuyer demand, a heated TikTok debate on millennial housing choices, a proposed property tax hike in New York City, and what a shrinking U.S. population could mean for developers.