OMAHA — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $6.8 billion on May 29, 2026. The transaction values Taylor Morrison at $72.50 per common share, a 24% premium to its closing stock price of $58.50 the previous Friday, and includes approximately $1.7 billion in assumed debt for a total value of $8.5 billion.
The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2026, marks Berkshire Hathaway’s first multibillion-dollar acquisition since Greg Abel became chief executive officer in early 2026 following Warren Buffett’s retirement in 2025. Taylor Morrison will become a private company upon completion, and its existing management team, including Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Palmer, will remain in place.
“We are excited to welcome Taylor Morrison into Berkshire’s portfolio,” Greg Abel, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, said in a statement Sunday. “Over time, we expect to unify our site-built homebuilding operations into a combined platform enabling us to deliver the dream of homeownership to more Americans.” Berkshire Hathaway already owns Clayton Homes and holds shares in Lennar Corp., and also operates Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a major residential real estate brokerage network.
Taylor Morrison is one of the largest homebuilders and community developers in the U.S., operating in more than 350 communities across 12 states. The company also offers financial services including home loans, title services, escrow, and insurance. Founded as a public company in 2013, it had a market capitalization of $5.47 billion before the acquisition announcement.
“Over the last 13 years as a public company, we built a track record of strategic growth—expanding our geographic footprint, integrating acquisitions with discipline, and deepening our competitive strengths,” Taylor Morrison’s Sheryl Palmer said in a statement. “Berkshire Hathaway’s long-term orientation is uniquely well-suited to the multi-year investment cycle of homebuilding.”
Christopher Davis, a partner at Hudson Value Partners, said Abel’s comments about unifying homebuilding operations are “a notable departure from Berkshire’s traditional strategy of letting acquired companies operate independently.” “Investors will welcome that evolution in approach,” Davis said.
Berkshire Hathaway held $397 billion in cash at the end of the first quarter of 2026, its highest level ever. The acquisition comes as new residential construction in the U.S. declined by 2.8% in April 2026, with single-family home starts falling 9%, the largest drop since August 2025, according to government figures.