FOA completes deal for Onity reverse mortgage assets, adding $5.2B in UPB
FOA will also acquire Onity’s pipeline of reverse mortgage loans, and Onity will exit the reverse mortgage originations business.
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Why Carlisle Companies targets Owens Corning for an M&A combo
A WSJ report said Carlisle has made repeated unsolicited bids to buy Owens Corning for well over $10B. Owens Corning has not entered meaningful talks, but the attempt highlights accelerating consolidation among building products players.
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 […]
Fathom agents briefed on Bed Bath & Beyond acquisition plan
Fathom SEC filing shows an agent email pitching a 3 pillar everything home ecosystem tied to Bed Bath and Beyond, pending closing.
UWM, Two Harbors CEOs clash in emails ahead of CCM deal vote
Executives at United Wholesale Mortgage and Two Harbors Investment Corp. raised the heat in an email exchange during their latest round of deal negotiations.
Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million
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. […]
When a bankrupt retailer buys a brokerage: What the Bed Bath & Beyond and Fathom deal signals
The Bed Bath & Beyond-Fathom Holdings deal is part of a sustained push to own the entire homeownership journey.
Mortgage and real estate battle for the top of the funnel
With interest rates in a higher-for-longer environment, mortgage and real estate companies have realized that long-term survival requires market share growth via M&A.
Mortgage Forward to acquire First Federal Bank’s TPO division
Mortgage Forward will acquire First Federal Bank’s TPO unit, including QRL Financial, with closing expected in Q3 2026.
Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal puts vertical integration in focus
Berkshire Hathaway’s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison has opened the door for us to explore a set of uber-themed questions: about homebuilders’ present and future valuations, leadership and scale, and to the question that public homebuilder boards may now be asking: whether to build toward greater scale or join it. A related question may be […]