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A modular player scales in urban high-rise apartment projects

Modular housing remains a small slice of U.S. residential construction, but a subset of builders is pushing the model forward – particularly in multifamily, where speed, labor constraints and high urban costs can make off-site construction pencil. Philadelphia-based Volumetric Building Companies (VBC), which builds apartments, student housing and hotels, is among the firms targeting that…

Follow the money: How NAR’s $10M PAC spend breaks down

In 2026, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) promised members that it will focus its lobbying efforts on championing policies that promote and expand access for the next generation of real estate owners and that it would work to support and elect “Realtor champions” in the 2026 midterm elections this coming November.  Documents filed with…