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

Berkshire Hathaway’s $6.8 billion deal to acquire a major home builder reflects its conviction that the housing market will shake off its yearslong slump and recover as it always has.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

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

He ordered the builder of the Electricity Building to double his workforce and to put the men to work at night under electric lights.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson