Mergers and Acquisitions – Page 3 – Cantilever Real Estate

For Toll Brothers, disciplined execution beats market uncertainty

February 19, 2026 by bp56691

Today’s headwinds new-home market rewards homebuilding teams that do the hardest things the best. In that light, a glib explanation for Toll Brothers’ Q1 2026 performance would be to point to geography and demographics: a luxury buyer profile, higher incomes and lower sensitivity to mortgage rates. The harder – and more reality-grounded – explanation is […]

Union Home Mortgage brings on M&A veteran Renee Hildebrand

February 17, 2026 by bp56691

Union Home Mortgage has shown a strong appetite for mergers and acquisitions by hiring Renee Hildebrand from Guild Mortgage to seek new opportunities, the company announced Tuesday.

United’s Dan Duffy on the ‘perfect storm’: Why positioning, not productivity, will define the next brokerage cycle

February 17, 2026 by bp56691

United Real Estate is reigniting acquisitions and leveraging scale for margin recovery, says CEO Dan Duffy.

Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale

February 13, 2026 by bp56691

Within a couple of weeks of exactly this time two years ago, the lead-in to a blockbuster $4.9 billion M&A deal involving a Japan-based acquirer of a national public homebuilding enterprise practically wrote itself: “A top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding company doesn’t happen overnight…. Except when it does.” That same lead applies to 2026’s supercharged kickoff in […]

Exclusive: Pennymac to acquire subservicing giant Cenlar for $257.5M

February 11, 2026 by bp56691

Pennymac’s first M&A deal adds 2 million loans and expands its mortgage servicing to more than $1 trillion in unpaid principal balance.

Long & Foster’s next chapter: Lacey Conway eyes growth, capture and consolidation

February 4, 2026 by bp56691

Lacey Conway joins Long & Foster as president, focusing on growth, partnerships and full-service brokerage.

Bed Bath & Beyond parent eyes mortgages through deals with Figure, Tokens.com

February 3, 2026 by bp56691

Bed Bath & Beyond’s parent company has reached an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of its plan to launch an investment and personal finance platform, which will also offer home loans through a partnership with Figure Technologies.

QXO announces additional $1.8 billion raise for deal war chest

January 12, 2026 by bp56691

QXO’s new $1.8B funding brings its total to $3B as it targets major acquisitions in the $800B building products industry.

Merger forms largest Arizona REMAX brokerage

January 12, 2026 by bp56691

Combined operations will work under the RE/MAX Fine Properties name and maintain nine offices across the state.

Compass-Anywhere merger closing imminent, brokers share plans to compete

January 8, 2026 by bp56691

The Compass-Anywhere merger could close Friday, giving the new firm over 50% market share in major metros and reshaping competition.