Blog - QuickDraw Fund Control

For over three years, QuickDraw has been a proud client and partner of Rabbet. They’re much more than a software platform, they’re a true partner providing valuable insights, data, and trends that shape the commercial real estate and construction finance industry.

Back in 2022-2023, rising hard construction costs killed many deals. 2024 saw hard costs come down and construction deals increased. In 2025, like it or not, we are in a new cycle. Sweeping Fed policies, political turmoil, increased stock market volatility and yes, tariffs. Jim Tobin of the National Association of Homebuilders said of the current landscape, this is “The political moment turning into a policy moment”. Read more

Interest rates are likely staying higher for longer   Even though almost everyone believes the Federal Reserve’s decisions directly impact long term interest rates, it’s not true.Read more

I recently read this, and it really resonated:   “Success is never owned. It is rented. And rent is due every day.”   Read more

What everyone who has never built a project does not understand is that your destiny is in the hands of so many others. From Cities, Counties, Fire Departments, Neighborhood Councils, Water Districts, School Districts, Planning Departments, Subcontractors and the like all affect the cost and time it takes to approve and build a project. Read more

In Part 1, we exposed the shocking escalations in construction costs that developers are grappling with. Now in Part 2, we explore the declining sales, local factors, and how pivoting business models may be the key to making it through this crunch. Read more