Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million

For weeks, a central question surrounding Dream Finders Homes‘ pursuit of Beazer Homes has been unambiguous: Will Dream Finders’ offer for the company and its public relations campaign be enough to convince Beazer shareholders that a sale should occur? A just-completed debt refinancing by Beazer Homes likely raises the cost of any acquisition of Beazer. […]

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With Warsh’s Fed overhaul, mortgage rates face a new risk

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s new framework for the U.S. central bank carries significant implications for the mortgage industry and broader housing market — a sector that he admits is already facing a restrictive monetary stance. While his hawkish tone points to higher-for-longer mortgage rates in the near term, it also signals the potential for

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HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical

For decades, manufactured housing has excelled at producing lower-cost homes. What it has struggled to do is go vertical. Fact is, America’s most severe housing shortages are no longer in places where inexpensive land is abundant. They’re in high-cost metropolitan markets where making housing pencil often requires more homes on less land. That makes manufactured

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