The Builder’s Daily – Page 4 – Cantilever Real Estate

Akron looks to deflate minimum lot size rules to spur infill

June 5, 2026 by bp56691

Leaders in Akron, a heartland city nearly 40 miles south of Cleveland, hope to shed the city’s “Rust Belt” label and drive its emerging revival by making it easier to build new homes. To achieve the objective, planners believe they’re on the verge of eliminating minimum lot sizes to counteract a shrinking-city paradox. Population loss […]

Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal puts vertical integration in focus

June 4, 2026 by bp56691

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 […]

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

Who can buy a top-20 builder now? Berkshire resets board calculus

June 3, 2026 by bp56691

Berkshire Hathaway‘s planned acquisition of No. 6-ranked homebuilder Taylor Morrison begs big follow-on questions. These mostly spring from who this particular buyer is and the moment they have chosen. One way or another, these follow-up questions may prompt homebuilding leaders to revisit a core imperative many believed they had solved eons ago. For decades, the […]

PulteGroup unveils its first Florida Del Webb Explore community

June 3, 2026 by bp56691

Del Webb Explore at North River Ranch opened May 30 with gated amenities, as the Sarasota market posted a 6.0% price drop in 2025.

Why Taylor Morrison’s integration playbook matters in builder M&A

June 2, 2026 by bp56691

Flashback Shortly after Sheryl Palmer became chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison in 2007, I met with her in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss a challenge that would have intimidated many experienced homebuilding leaders. The company she had inherited was not merely navigating the early stages of what would become the worst housing downturn in modern […]

Pennsylvania ADU bill clears House, heads to Senate

June 2, 2026 by bp56691

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared he intended to go big on housing. On Monday, at least one piece of that ambition cleared the state House with a bipartisan vote, setting up a tougher sell in the Republican-controlled Senate. The House passed House Bill 2186, requiring municipalities statewide to allow one accessory dwelling unit per residential […]

BOXABL expands offerings with ‘kit-of-parts’ modular platform

June 2, 2026 by bp56691

Boxabl is expanding from its Casita ADU to a Phase 2 catalog built from 3 standardized modules. A beta configurator shows 20 plus housing types, including single-family, townhomes, and multifamily, though availability depends on approvals and manufacturing scale.

Cole West promotes Chris Winter to President of Homebuilding

June 2, 2026 by bp56691

Cole West named Chris Winter president of homebuilding. He has led more than 1,400 home deliveries as Southern Utah division president.

Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal focuses on scale and ecosystems

June 1, 2026 by bp56691

[Editor’s Note: Berkshire Hathaway‘s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison is one of those rare transactions whose significance extends well beyond the companies involved. Today’s analysis examines the deal through a broad strategic lens, exploring why Berkshire may be betting not simply on a homebuilder, but on a leadership team, a scalable operating platform and the […]