Berkshire Hathaway announced its acquisition of homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion, with a cash payment of $72.50 per share. The deal includes equity valued at approximately $6.8 billion. Meanwhile, Berkshire is investing an additional $10 billion in Alphabet, which plans to raise $80 billion to fund its AI investments. The United States may be on track to implement its first comprehensive housing legislation in decades, aimed at limiting institutional investors' purchases of single-family homes.
