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Multifamily demand is giving developers a stronger backdrop. Newmark’s Q2 2026 report recorded more than 279,000 units of absorption in the first half of the year, the second-highest first-half total on record. That creates opportunity. But stronger national demand does not mean every metro, submarket, or site is ready for the same product. Pressure-Test Your […]

When a major material price jumps after key project decisions are locked, the options get expensive fast. Changing course can mean redesign, substitutions, or procurement delays. And every project is affected differently based on the systems and materials already selected. Knowing which cost drivers matter most gives the team more room to adjust when prices […]

Guests increasingly value dining, wellness, fitness, and places to recharge. But hotel amenity planning affects space, structure, building systems, staffing, and operating costs. Developers need to choose the right mix before the hotel design is locked. Pressure-Test Your Amenity Plan   Start With the Guest, Not the Trend Hilton’s 2026 Trends Report found that 56% […]

A hotel does not need to start at its ultimate key count. Developers can build the right-sized hotel for today while planning the site, structure, utilities, and operations to support a future guestroom addition. The opportunity comes from early planning. A future wing cannot be added efficiently if the original hotel was designed only for […]