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Who can buy a top-20 builder now? Berkshire resets board calculus

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Berkshire Hathaway‘s planned acquisition of No. 6-ranked homebuilder Taylor Morrison begs big follow-on questions. These mostly spring from who this particular buyer is and the moment they have chosen. One way or another, these follow-up questions may prompt homebuilding leaders to revisit a core imperative many believed they had solved eons ago. For decades, the […]

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Why Taylor Morrison’s integration playbook matters in builder M&A

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Flashback Shortly after Sheryl Palmer became chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison in 2007, I met with her in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss a challenge that would have intimidated many experienced homebuilding leaders. The company she had inherited was not merely navigating the early stages of what would become the worst housing downturn in modern

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Why CoStar, Berkshire Hathaway are betting big on homebuilding

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The past week saw two companies traditionally associated with the real estate industry make a splash in the homebuilding space.  Things kicked off on Friday with CoStar Group’s $800 million all-cash acquisition of Zonda, a data company that tracks land development, construction activity, home sales and builder operations in North America. The action continued over

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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Taylor Morrison in $8.5 billion all-cash deal

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash deal valuing the national homebuilder at approximately $8.5 billion, the companies announced Friday. Under the definitive agreement, Berkshire will pay $72.50 per share in cash, a 24% premium to Taylor Morrison’s closing price of $58.50 on May 29, 2026. The transaction

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The MRED Zillow legal fight just hit agents and sellers directly

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Real estate professionals across the Greater Chicagoland area awoke Wednesday to find their listings removed from Zillow, as the fight between the listing portal giant and the local MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), which already includes an antitrust lawsuit, escalated.  On Wednesday morning, MRED announced that it was suspending listing data feeds to Zillow

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HomeServices names Jason Waugh as next HSF Affiliates CEO

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HomeServices of America has named industry veteran Jason Waugh as successor to HSF Affiliates CEO Vince Leisey, with a leadership transition expected to begin in 2027, the company announced Wednesday. HSF Affiliates is the franchisor of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real estate network, which has been in expansion mode in recent years as large brokerage

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Zillow, BHHS partner to provide listing tools to U.S. agents

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) and Zillow are teaming up to bring BHHS’s agents Zillow’s AI-powered Showcase tools.  On Tuesday, Zillow announced that it had entered into an agreement with BHHS to provide the U.S.-based members of the BHHS network with access to Zillow’s Showcase. This agreement was preceded by an earlier product partnership with BHHS’s

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett bets big on homebuilders

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Businessman and investment icon Warren Buffett is making waves in the housing industry. Documents filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has made major investments in homebuilders Lennar and D.R. Horton.  According to the filing, during the first half of 2025, Berkshire Hathaway has purchased over 7

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices adds broker associate in Florida

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Angie Lawson has joined Jacksonville-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty as a broker associate, the company announced. Lawson will work with home buyers and sellers across the region — offering full-service representation backed by the firm’s in-house mortgage, title and marketing support. “I am thrilled to be joining Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty,

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HomeServices of America welcomes yet another new executive

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HomeServices of America has announced the addition of another new executive to its roster. On Monday, the firm announced the appointment of Renee Gonzales as its new vice president of core services integrations. In this newly created role, Gonzales will focus on accelerating the business growth and operational alignment across HomeServices’ national network of companies.

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