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State and local housing reforms keep pushing entitlement timelines into the spotlight

from Industry watch on Jun 18, 2026

Cities and states continue to adjust zoning, approval, and housing-production rules, raising the value of faster parcel-level feasibility review.

GroundUp users need to understand which rule changes can alter yield, approval path, or acquisition timing before site control.

Prefab and modular delivery models are becoming a diligence question, not just a construction question

from Industry watch on Jun 6, 2026

More developers are evaluating repeatable building systems earlier, which brings logistics, staging, pad fit, and utility rhythm into site screening.

This directly connects to GroundUp's CrossMod and prefab feasibility workflows.

Higher diligence costs are changing how teams decide which sites deserve consultant spend

from Industry watch on May 22, 2026

Teams are trying to reserve paid consultant work for better-qualified opportunities while still moving quickly on competitive sites.

GroundUp is built around that earlier decision point: screen more sites, then escalate the right ones.

A New Road to Housing and the Digital Infrastructure to Deliver It

by GroundUp Team on Jul 13, 2026

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act points toward faster housing delivery. GroundUp helps connect the land, rules, products, manufacturers, and documentation needed to move projects forward.

How to run a sharper feasibility screen before you tie up a site

by GroundUp Team on Jun 10, 2026

A practical sequence for screening parcels by zoning, physical fit, utilities, and entitlement risk before the diligence clock starts.

GroundUp product notes: faster parcel screens and clearer report handoffs

by GroundUp Team on Mar 27, 2026

Recent product work is focused on helping teams move from parcel discovery to feasibility report handoff with less manual translation.

Connecting feasibility risk to early development finance assumptions

by GroundUp Team on Apr 18, 2026

Feasibility findings should flow into price, contingency, schedule, consultant budget, and capital conversations from day one.

A zoning risk checklist before you submit an offer

by GroundUp Team on May 28, 2026

Separate by-right standards from discretionary approvals so zoning risk is visible before a parcel becomes expensive to evaluate.

Why overlay districts deserve their own line in diligence

by GroundUp Team on Mar 8, 2026

Overlays can quietly change use, form, parking, review process, and public-realm obligations. Treat them as first-class diligence items.