• Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million,John McManus

    Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million

    For weeks, a central question surrounding Dream Finders Homes‘ pursuit of Beazer Homes has been unambiguous: Will Dream Finders’ offer for the company and its public relations campaign be enough to convince Beazer shareholders that a sale should occur? A just-completed debt refinancing by Beazer Hom

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  • With Warsh’s Fed overhaul, mortgage rates face a new risk,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    With Warsh’s Fed overhaul, mortgage rates face a new risk

    Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s new framework for the U.S. central bank carries significant implications for the mortgage industry and broader housing market — a sector that he admits is already facing a restrictive monetary stance. While his hawkish tone points to higher-for-longer mortgage rat

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  • HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical,Tyler Williams, Richard Lawson

    HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical

    For decades, manufactured housing has excelled at producing lower-cost homes. What it has struggled to do is go vertical. Fact is, America’s most severe housing shortages are no longer in places where inexpensive land is abundant. They’re in high-cost metropolitan markets where making housing pencil

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