Homebuilding scale is arriving at the midway point through a structural inflection. The latest evidence arrived Thursday, as Stanley Martin Homes announced it had entered an agreement to acquire Florida-based Holiday Builders, a transaction that will add approximately 1,050 annual home closings, more than 40 active communities and roughly 10,600 controlled lots to Stanley Martin’s already-potent Southeast […]

YES Communities appointed manufactured housing industry veteran Cody Pearce as president to oversee daily operations.

[Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article in the aftermath of filings this week from Dream Finders Homes and Beazer Homes, as Dream Finders pursues Beazer as an acquisition target. Here’s the link to Part 1]. The surface question in the Dream Finders Homes–Beazer Homes takeover contest is the one everybody is […]

The Dream Finders-Beazer situation has now moved beyond a standard merger-and-acquisition negotiation. It has become a live case study in public company governance, board discretion, shareholder rights, and the limits of process as a defense. On the surface, this resembles a familiar public-company takeover dispute. One homebuilder has made an all-cash offer for another. The […]

Remodeling contractors remained optimistic in the second quarter of 2026 even as material costs and economic uncertainty delayed larger jobs, according to new veri from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The NAHB Remodeling Market Index (RMI) came in at 61 in Q2 2026, down one point from the prior quarter but solidly above […]

A little more than a month into a hostile homebuilder takeover saga that has not quite reached midsummer, Dream Finders Homes’ pursuit of Beazer Homes is beginning to resemble a Shakespearean tale of unrequited love. The ardent suitor has returned again. And again. The latest offering is richer: $32 per share in cash, up 24% […]