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News Flash · M&A · MAY 31

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Taylor Morrison at $72.50/share — what an ~$8.5B deal means for Puget Sound lot demand

The all-cash deal would fold a top-10 national homebuilder into Berkshire's housing operations. Taylor Morrison's Puget Sound land position is modest today but the balance-sheet backing changes the competitive calculus for finished-lot bidding.

Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $8.5B, at $72.50 per share. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review.

1The regional angle

Taylor Morrison's direct land position across King, Pierce, and Snohomish is modest relative to the largest builders in our transaction record, but a Berkshire-backed balance sheet materially changes what the company can bid for finished lots and master-planned community takedowns going forward. Pending entities are typically tagged in our data with a note when ownership changes are publicly announced but not yet reflected in title-plant records — Taylor Morrison acquisitions in the transaction table will carry that note until the deal closes and any entity-name changes propagate through recorded transfers.

2What we're watching

  • Whether Taylor Morrison becomes a more active bidder on Pierce County finished-lot takedowns once the deal closes.
  • Any change in acquisition pace at communities where Taylor Morrison already holds a builder position.
  • Downstream effects on competing builders' bidding behavior in the same submarkets, visible in future $/lot prints.

This is a data note, not investment advice — nothing here is an offer to buy or sell securities.

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