Berkshire buys more Lennar shares, but pace of purchases slows
Berkshire Hathaway added to its bet on Lennar this week, raising its stake in the homebuilder to 11.2%, although the pace of its buying appears to be slowing.


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Berkshire Hathaway added to its bet on Lennar this week, raising its stake in the homebuilder to 11.2%, although the pace of its buying appears to be slowing.

Berkshire Hathaway has increased its bet on a long-term recovery for the struggling U.S. housing market by nearly doubling its stake in Lennar, the nation's se…

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The conglomerate built by Warren Buffett and led today by Greg Abel holds a sizable stake in Miami-based homebuilder Lennar.

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Berkshire will acquire the homebuilder for $72.50 per common share in cash, valuing Taylor Morrison's equity at around $6.8 billion.

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More homebuilders are cutting prices as interest rates remain stubbornly high, and potential buyers pull back over concerns in the economy.

Sentiment among the nation's homebuilders fell due to stubbornly higher mortgage rates, tariff concerns and economic uncertainty among consumers.

Sales expectations in the next six months took a major hit in the National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index.

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