Homebuilder Rankings – Cantilever Real Estate

Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million

June 18, 2026 by bp56691

For weeks, a central question surrounding Dream Finders Homes‘ pursuit of Beazer Homes has been unambiguous: Will Dream Finders’ offer for the company and its public relations campaign be enough to convince Beazer shareholders that a sale should occur? A just-completed debt refinancing by Beazer Homes likely raises the cost of any acquisition of Beazer. […]

Why more private homebuilders face a succession test now

June 15, 2026 by bp56691

A succession challenge homebuilding can no longer ignore A second U.S. President in a row to serve past the age of 80 is in the Oval Office. Whether spoken or not, succession, or rather a sound strategic, operational and organizational cultural plan for it, is on the minds of many. It’s the same in homebuilding […]

Lennar Q2 2026 results test the land-light model

June 12, 2026 by bp56691

While the world gets swept up in the euphoria of SpaceX’s IPO, some of the rest of us remain anchored to a more down-to-earth – but no less fascinating – domain, where gravity’s still a thing. In this realm, grounded as it is with a you-pick-it array of supply and demand challenges, Lennar just delivered […]

Stylecraft Builders’ micro approach to margin, pace and growth

June 11, 2026 by bp56691

Stylecraft Builders lifted sales volume 17% in 2025 to 973 homes, $310 million, and projects 1,100 to 1,200 sales in 2026.

Ten years after: Schaefer Homes revs up its engines for growth

June 4, 2026 by bp56691

Schaefer Homes increased sales 68.3% to 31 homes in 2025, while building a 14-person team and tightening operations for growth

Scale is now table stakes for private builders, Eastwood proves it

May 27, 2026 by bp56691

Word that Eastwood Homes would acquire Atlanta-based Peachtree Building Group on Tuesday came as any private-to-private combination might. An energized, well-led, fast-growing Carolinas-based private homebuilder was expanding its reach and deepening its foothold in one of America’s most strategically attractive housing markets. What we learn as the story behind the transaction – the one that […]

Eastwood Homes lands Peachtree Building Group in Atlanta

May 26, 2026 by bp56691

Eastwood Homes’ acquisition of Atlanta-based Peachtree Building Group – announced today – maps out on its surface as a straightforward expansion move. Eastwood Homes, our HousingWire Homebuilder Ranking’s No. 11-ranked private homebuilder, is a fast-growing Charlotte-based builder that, with this deal, deepens its Southeastern footprint by adding local scale, operating capability, and market presence in […]