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Blackstone launches $78B platform to fund 50,000 single‑family homes annually
Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies unveiled a homebuilder lending platform that will finance the construction of more than 50,000 for‑sale single‑family homes each year, leveraging its $78 billion real‑estate debt platform. The initiative aims to address a national shortfall of at least 4 million homes as traditional bank financing tightens.
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Mexico’s Fibra MTY to Buy Fibra Macquarie in $1.7 Billion Deal
Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra MTY said it’s acquiring peer Fibra Macquarie after the latter’s shareholders backed the transaction.
Bloomberg — Business
House Prices Will Fall by Two per Cent This Year – the Most Since the Financial Crisis
House prices will fall by two per cent for the first time since the financial crisis this year, according to Savills, which warned mortgage hikes as a result of the Iran war had “fundamentally changed the outlook for the housing market”. The property giant was forced to revise down its property price forecast for 2026 [...]
City A.M. — Economics
Property Industry Reacts to Latest Nationwide House Price Data
Housing market recovery gathers pace despite geopolitical uncertainty and higher energy prices
Property Industry Eye
Patrick Southern of Serhant: 5 Questions
In a world where Manhattan is largely considered the most glamorous market in which to broker luxury residential deals, Serhant’s Patrick Southern takes a different approach. Across the Hudson River from Manhattan lies Jersey City, N.J., a smaller but equally urban metropolis that has been in its glow-up era. Jersey City saw a rental boom […]
Commercial Observer
Qualitas Makes the Structural Case for Australian Real Estate Private Credit
A convergence of demographic momentum, bank retreat and housing undersupply has created a rare and durable opportunity in Australian commercial real estate debt, says Andrew Schwartz, group managing director and co-founder at Qualitas. The post Qualitas makes the structural case for Australian real estate private credit appeared first on PERE Credit.
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Berkshire Buys Taylor Morrison For $6.8 Billion In First Big Deal Under Greg Abel
Berkshire Buys Taylor Morrison For $6.8 Billion In First Big Deal Under Greg Abel Less than a month after we mused at Berkshire's most recent cash hoard which as of March 31 stood just shy of $400 billion, and wondered who Warren Buffett's replacement Greg Abel [will acquire first](https://cms.zerohedge.com/markets/berkshire-cash-hits-record-397-billion-company-sells-most-stocks-2-years)... [](https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/Berkshire%20cash%20Q1%202026_0.jpg?itok=XHP8sIOM) ... we got the answer on Sunday afternoon, when **Berkshire announced it will acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $6.8 billion**. Which means that after the deal, Berkshire still has $390 billion in T-bills collecting about 3.5%. The offer of $72.50 per common share represents a 24% premium to the home builder’s latest closing price on Friday. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year. **Taylor Morrison is one of the largest community developers and homebuilders in the US and also offers financial services like home loans, titles, escrow and insurance to consumers, according to the statement**. The firm has more than 350 communities across 12 states. The existing Taylor Morrison management team, including Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Palmer, will continue to lead the firm, according to the statement. “We are excited to welcome Taylor Morrison into Berkshire’s portfolio,” Greg Abel, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, said in a [statement Sunday](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260531630893/en/Berkshire-Hathaway-to-Acquire-Taylor-Morrison-Home-Corporation-for-%248.5-Billion). **“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.”** This is the first multibillion-dollar acquisition under Abel, who took over Berkshire Hathaway earlier this year after Warren Buffett retired last year. While investors have been satisfied with Abel’s command over the sprawling conglomerate, some have been hoping that a deal could support Berkshire’s shares, which fell 5.6% so far this year, largely due to Berkshire's lack of exposure to the AI bubble. The S&P 500 index gained 10.7% in the same period. It is unclear if the deal signals that Abel believes the bottom for the US housing market is coming, or if Berkshire is buying a homebuilder during a brutal housing labor shortage, giving companies like Taylor Morrison operating leverage despite sky high mortgage rates. In any case, while millions of Americans have been hoping and praying that 8% mortgage will crash the housing market - which has never been more unaffordable - and allow them to enter at lower price, the investor with the biggest cash pile in history just bought a builder outright with cash from under the rug, as a three million home supply deficit clearly overrides the soaring cost of capital. [Tyler Durden](https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden "View user profile.") Sun, 05/31/2026 - 17:40