
Beyond townhomes: tips from the experts on designing for density
Market-specific design, amenities and products can satisfy density requirements and make projects pencil while appealing to buyers

đź’° The Great Oz has spoken
Best served cold Wednesday, Aug. 19 — It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. It’s been an interesting few weeks for development in the city, with some major projects moving through the Dunwoody Planning Commission and heading toward the city council for consideration. Bef

Author Callie Murray discusses her Norcross historical fiction novel
At the Aug. 19 Norcross PDC meeting, Callie Murray talked about her historical fiction novel, “The Brunswick,” which was published in May and has already raised $15,000 for a faith-based nonprofit supporting foster families. Murray’s historical fiction novel, inspired by true events, is set on the e

Modular Building Institute sues Oregon over modular wage rule
The case targets HB 2688 and a July 1, 2026 rule applying Oregon prevailing wages to out-of-state bespoke modules

West Georgia Technical College Celebrates Ten Consecutive Semesters of Enrollment Growth - The City Menus
West Georgia Technical College Celebrates Ten Consecutive Semesters of Enrollment Growth  The City Menus

Why Unlock 2026 Should Be on Every Agent’s Calendar
Every October, I look around the room at Zillow Unlock and think: These are the agents who aren’t going to spend Q4 hoping things turn around. They came to Las Vegas with questions—about where buyers and sellers are headed, how to use AI to level up their business, what the data actually says about

🔎 My Sister’s Room arrest
Echoes of the past Wednesday, Aug. 19 — The arrest of My Sister’s Room co-owner Jen Maguire early Sunday morning by an Atlanta Police officer following a noise complaint is still under investigation (read more below), but the incident has now gone national as questions swirl about law enforcement t

KB Home’s CEO says scale matters most at the local level
President and CEO Rob McGibney set a goal to be a top-3 builder in each market while keeping Built to Order central to operations

Better places co-founder Nicholas Calamari on administrative leave
Calamari, a co-founder and long-tenured executive, has been with Better since 2014









