At $32, Dream Finders-Beazer risk is now double-jeopardy

[Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article in the aftermath of filings this week from Dream Finders Homes and Beazer Homes, as Dream Finders pursues Beazer as an acquisition target. Here’s the link to Part 1].  The surface question in the Dream Finders Homes–Beazer Homes takeover contest is the one everybody is […]

The $32 Beazer bid is in, now the fight is over standstill terms

A little more than a month into a hostile homebuilder takeover saga that has not quite reached midsummer, Dream Finders Homes’ pursuit of Beazer Homes is beginning to resemble a Shakespearean tale of unrequited love. The ardent suitor has returned again. And again. The latest offering is richer: $32 per share in cash, up 24% […]

Berkshire’s Clayton adds McGuinn Homes to Mungo as scale race widens

Clayton Home Building Group confirmed that its Southeast U.S. powerhouse operator, Mungo Homes has acquired Columbia, S.C.-based McGuinn Homes, a four-decade-old regional builder whose rise in HousingWire’s Homebuilder Rankings reflected a carefully executed growth strategy centered on attainable homeownership, disciplined operations and customer focus. In announcing the acquisition, Clayton described the combination as built on […]

Homebuilding scale emerges as a fiduciary priority for boards

A question has hovered over America’s publicly traded homebuilders as the price, pace and margins plot thickened on or about February 28, 2026. How big is big enough anymore, especially with the cloud of uncertainty that intensified on the day the Iran War began? Taylor Morrison Home Corp.‘s recently filed proxy statement, detailing the process […]