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New Home Insights Podcast

New Home Insights Podcast

By: John Burns Research and Consulting
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Issues, interviews, and insights into the U.S. housing market. Monthly takes on what’s happening in the housing market today, and what might be happening tomorrow. From the John Burns Research and Consulting (JBREC) team. The podcast is hosted by Dean Wehrli, Principal at JBREC. Dean manages residential and commercial real estate consulting assignments across the country and has deep knowledge of California’s Bay Area, Sacramento, and Central Valley markets as well as Northern Nevada. John Burns Research and Consulting is an independent research provider and consulting firm focused on the housing industry. The company’s research subscribers receive the most accurate analysis possible to inform their macro investment decisions, and the company’s consulting clients receive specific property and portfolio investment advice designed to maximize profits. The team takes great pride in enabling the profitable development of the best places to live in the world.All rights reserved Economics
Episodes
  • Built to Last: How a Japanese Home Builder is Challenging American Construction

    Built to Last: How a Japanese Home Builder is Challenging American Construction
    Mar 20 2026
    Japanese firms have gone big on American housing. Sekisui House has been at the front of this line. The 65-year-old innovative Japanese builder has built a book of homebuilding brands that covers the country. Their most recent acquisition, Richmond American Homes, not only gave Sekisui a national footprint but also brought them David Viger, now the President and CEO of Sekisui House U.S. David Viger played football for both Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, two of the most “demanding” (I’m being nice) coaches in NFL history. Now he works for Sekisui House. Sure, Sekisui once made him hold a ceramic panel with his bare hands while they scorched it with a blowtorch, but I bet he still feels like this is an upgrade. David joined us recently on The New Home Insights podcast to break down how Sekisui House U.S. is doing things differently.
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    50 mins
  • The Year of Realignment: How Builders Should Adapt to Today's Buyer

    The Year of Realignment: How Builders Should Adapt to Today's Buyer
    Jan 31 2026
    The housing market pendulum has swung back toward buyers, and understanding what consumers truly want—and will pay for—has never been more critical for builders. In this episode of the New Home Insights Podcast, JBREC's Dean Wehrli sits down with Jenni Nichols, Vice President of Design, to explore where builders can push, where they can pull back, and where they absolutely cannot compromise.
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    58 mins
  • Smith Douglas Homes and Building Affordably by Design

    Smith Douglas Homes and Building Affordably by Design
    Nov 26 2025
    It seems that affordability has suddenly become the word of the day in politics, but it has been at the top of the agenda in housing for a very long time. There will always be market space at the high end—but there will also always be a need to solve for new home prices that fit into the fat part of the bell curve. That is where Smith Douglas Homes lives. Smith Douglas CEO Greg Bennett recently joined us at the New Home Trends Summit for a live podcast. Greg offers his insights on building affordably by design, with an eye on the workforce families that form the backbone of American communities.
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    30 mins
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