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  • Berkshire Hathaway completes acquisition of Taylor Morrison

    Berkshire Hathaway completes acquisition of Taylor Morrison

    Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of  Taylor Morrison is complete. The two companies released a joint statement announcing the integration of Taylor Morrison with Berkshire Hathaway-owned Clayton Properties Group site-built homebuilding subsidiaries. Between the combined homebuilding enterprises, an estimated 23,000 site-built homes were closed in 2025.

    “Today marks an important step forward as Taylor Morrison joins Berkshire. This best-in-class national homebuilder will lead our vision for a unified site-built homebuilding operation,” said Berkshire Hathaway’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel. “Together, we will help more Americans achieve their dream of homeownership.”

    “We have always believed in the strength of our business, and today Berkshire Hathaway has confirmed that belief,” said Taylor Morrison Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Palmer. “As we enter this new chapter, the scale and reach we gain by unifying with Berkshire and Clayton’s regional site-built homebuilders is transformative. We’ll now serve more customers, in more markets, with more choices—while maintaining the specialized local expertise that has made us successful. We’re thrilled to build upon that success as we scale to create a combined homebuilding platform unlike anything in the industry.”

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  • Acquisition increases among home builders

    Acquisition increases among home builders

    Most home builders predicted that elevated mortgage rates and hesitancy to buy homes would be among their greatest challenges in 2026. As companies seek efficiencies and economies of scale, the industry is experiencing increased consolidation activity: Taylor Morrison was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway; Tri Pointe Homes by Sumitomo Forestry; and United Homes Group by Stanley Martin Home. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index survey asked about merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in August 2025 and again in June 2026. Results reveal an uptick in the share of builders reporting increased M&A activity in their local markets, from 14% in August 2025 to 21% in June 2026. More than 40% of builders, however, report no changes in consolidation trends in the markets where they operate.

    A second finding also points to somewhat higher levels of M&A activity in the industry, meaning the share of builders who have been approached for acquisition and/or merger doubled between August 2025 and June 2026, from 9% to 18%.

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  • Federal Reserve holds rates steady for fifth consecutive month

    Federal Reserve holds rates steady for fifth consecutive month

    The Federal Reserve, during its July policy meeting, decided to hold interest rates at 3.5% to 3.75%. This comes amid elevated inflation rates, which were attributed to supply shocks. This is also the Fed’s fifth consecutive hold; the last rate cut was in December 2025.

    “The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate,” the Board said in a statement. “The Committee is continuing its policy of maintaining ample reserves in the banking system.”

    This is Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s second decision of his tenure since he took the helm in May. The National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist, Robert Dietz, discussed what this means for builders.

    “If you squint a little, this can be seen as a dovish policy message because, while the Fed can affect aggregate demand by tightening monetary policy (as the bond market appears to expect), the central bank cannot effectively address supply shocks with policy,” said Dietz. “While this should not be interpreted as taking rate hikes off the table, it is an accurate statement of current macroeconomic conditions and many analysts’ views that the Fed cannot solve energy price increases due to war or one-off tariff effects with monetary policy.

  • New home sales edge higher

    New home sales edge higher

    According to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, newly built single-family home sales rose 1.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000.

    “New home sales are gaining some momentum at the more affordable range of the market, with homes priced below $300,000 accounting for 23% of June sales, up from 16% a year earlier,” said the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “However, that price point is generally only achievable in markets with lower development and construction costs, particularly with respect to lower state and local regulatory costs.”

    “The pace of new home sales has remained constrained in recent months by elevated mortgage rates,” said Bill Owens, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and remodeler from Worthington, Ohio. “Builders continue to use incentives to support sales, with NAHB survey data showing that 62% of builders offered some form of incentive in June.”

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  • Mortgage rates average 6.58%

    Mortgage rates average 6.58%

    On July 23, 2026, Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, revealing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…

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