If the housing market feels confusing right now, you’re not alone. Mortgage rates have risen. Home sales haven’t picked up like expected. And many buyers and sellers are wondering when things are going to feel easier or be more affordable. The truth is: a lot changed over the first half of this year. Back at […]
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Berkshire Hathaway’s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison is not a short-term housing trade; it is a long-term bet on a durable American necessity business. For home builders, investors, and analysts, the message is clear: Berkshire views housing as a platform worth owning, not just a cycle worth watching. Taylor Morrison is an especially logical target
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For much of the pandemic housing boom, markets across Florida, Texas and Arizona became symbols of housing demand. Buyers chased affordability, remote work flexibility and lower taxes. Home prices surged. Inventory disappeared. Migration accelerated. The prevailing assumption was that the markets attracting the most migration would also become the housing market’s biggest winners. Four years
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