This $2.2 Billion Merger Will Create the Nation’s 6th Largest Homebuilder

Dream Finders Homes Inc. will pay about $915 million to acquire Beazer Homes USA Inc. in a deal that will create the nation's sixth-largest homebuilder, the two companies announced on Friday.Jacksonville, FL–based Dream Finders, which builds expansively in the Southeast and Southwest, will buy Atlanta-based Beazer for $33.50 a share, in a deal that should close by year's end. It follows a larger trend of major homebuilder consolidation in the U.S., with several other buys already announced in 2026.The transaction values Beazer at about $2.2 billion. It will expand Dream Finders' footprint further in the West, where Beazer builds expansively in Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. It also strengthens Dream Finders' market share in Texas and the mid-Atlantic."This combination is the next meaningful step in our journey to become a top five national homebuilder, expanding our geographic reach, broadening the range of buyers we can serve, and strengthening the integrated services we offer families from contract to close," Dream Finders founder and CEO Patrick Zalupski said.The combined builder has a presence in half of the 50 largest metros in the country, with 26 markets and appro...