builder

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The deal makes the Japanese builder the sixth-largest home builder in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Some think it is smart to invest some of Berkshire’s $380 billion of cash—and the buy comes just after the company’s $8.5 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison over the weekend.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In agreeing to buy the Scottsdale, Ariz. home builder, Berkshire Hathaway said it would pay a 24% premium to Friday’s close in the first deal under new CEO Greg Abel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Berkshire is paying about 1.1 times book value and nine times trailing earnings per share—both low valuations for a well-run Sunbelt home builder.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Down the hall, a builder my dad's age but musclier had a sledgehammer in one hand and a chisel in the other.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell