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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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New York AG probes Compass-Anywhere acquisition

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Compass International Holdings appears to be under investigation by the office of New York state Attorney General Letitia James.  Leaders at other real estate brokerages in New York City have confirmed to HousingWire that James’s office has reached out to request information as part of an inquiry into Compass. The news was first reported by

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2026 GameChanger: Agent recruitment pushed REMAX Premier to 171% growth

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For Travis Baron, it was a strong commitment to his agents and pursuing organic growth that led to his firm, REMAX Premier Realty, closing 1,813 transaction sides and $530.57 million in sales volume, according to RealTrends Verified data. Between 2021 and 2025, Baron’s firm recorded 171% transaction-side growth, earning it the No. 3 rank in

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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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Onity approved to sell reverse MSRs to Finance of America

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Onity Group Inc. won regulatory approval for a revised sale of most of its reverse mortgage servicing rights to Finance of America (FOA), the company said Tuesday. Under the new agreement, Onity will sell MSRs on about 20,000 Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) with an unpaid principal balance of $5.1 billion as of March 31.

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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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Beazer takeover bid tests book value and returns

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Hostile takeovers don’t happen often among publicly traded companies in America, and they’re even rarer in U.S. homebuilding. So a little over a week of public quiet during Dream Finders Homes’ hostile pursuit of Beazer Homes should not be mistaken for inaction. Rather, this may be the phase when the under-the-hood work moves out of

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The wait continues: Two Harbors stalls on CCM merger approval

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Two Harbors Investment Corp. has once again adjourned its special meeting of stockholders, giving the MSR-focused real estate investment trust more time to solicit votes for its proposed all-cash sale to an affiliate of CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM). Two Harbors and CCM entered into a definitive merger agreement on March 27. Negotiations with CCM produced two

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Beeline seeks to buy remaining MagicBlocks stake

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Beeline Holdings Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the remaining stake in MagicBlocks, an AI-focused real estate technology firm that powers the lender’s chatbot and digital infrastructure. The deal is non-binding at this point, meaning either party can still walk away before signing a definitive agreement, the companies announced Thursday. Beeline currently

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