While Chinese investors are turning away from America, the conglomerate’s US$6.8 billion cash acquisition could encourage more home sales
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenCheryl ArcibalPublished: 8:00pm, 5 Jul 2026Berkshire Hathaway’s all-cash acquisition of home builder Taylor Morrison for US$6.8 billion is likely to trigger more investment in the US housing market, as institutional confidence in the segment encourages more home purchases in the world’s largest economy by local and overseas buyers, according to analysts.The US-based conglomerate made the investment in May, deepening its bet on the US residential property market.
It marked the first multibillion-dollar acquisition under CEO and president George Abel, who was appointed to his current post in January after chairman Warren Buffett stepped down from his post overseeing the group’s operation.
“Will other institutional investors follow the lead? Yes, undoubtedly,” Ansari said. “People who follow the housing industry see consolidation in the works. That means smaller companies are being bought up, all other things being equal, bigger ones.
“Ultimately, there will be fewer American housing companies out there, and they will have bigger balance sheets.”
