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D.R. Horton Teams Up with AI Startup to Tackle Housing Crisis

11/14/2025

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D.R. Horton has partnered with Portland startup Prophetic to apply artificial intelligence to address the U.S. housing shortage.
The collaboration aims to streamline the analysis of zoning regulations and reduce land acquisition time from hours to seconds.
The United States faces a deficit of about 4 million homes, a gap driven by underbuilding since the Great Recession and rising prices.
Jason Jones, D.R. Horton’s VP of data analytics, says Prophetic’s insights will expand homeownership opportunities.
Prophetic’s AI platform currently operates in 25 states and plans nationwide expansion by June.

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D.R. Horton has partnered with Portland startup Prophetic to apply artificial intelligence to address the U.S. housing shortage.
The collaboration aims to streamline the analysis of zoning regulations and reduce land acquisition time from hours to seconds.
The United States faces a deficit of about 4 million homes, a gap driven by underbuilding since the Great Recession and rising prices.
Jason Jones, D.R. Horton’s VP of data analytics, says Prophetic’s insights will expand homeownership opportunities.
Prophetic’s AI platform currently operates in 25 states and plans nationwide expansion by June.