Berkshire Hathaway and Japanese builders see the same opportunity in US housing

Stocks look cheap, and there is a need for innovation in residential construction.
Barron's

Architectural, Japanese-Inspired New Build to List in L.A. for Nearly $30 Million

An architecturally impressive home full of Japanese inspiration in Beverly Hills is set to hit the market this week for $29.99 million. The result of a four-year construction project helmed by Los ...
Fast Company

Japanese firms are quietly making a huge bet on the U.S. housing market

Just 10 days ago, on February 10, Japan-based Sumitomo Forestry announced that it had agreed to acquire Tri Pointe Homes—a large U.S. homebuilder ranked No. 715 on the Fortune 1000—for $4.5 billion, ...
Wall Street Journal

Slowing U.S. Home Construction Doesn’t Faze Japanese Homebuilders

This is an edition of the Real Estate newsletter, a weekly briefing of the biggest commercial deals, news, analysis and trends in office, multifamily, retail and other commercial sectors. If you’re ...
CNBC

Japanese homebuilders go on a U.S. shopping spree

Japanese companies bought two U.S. homebuilders in February. Japanese companies now own 33 homebuilders that operate in the U.S. Once the most recent deals are closed, they will have close to 6% of ...
CNBC

Why Japanese homebuilders want a bigger share of the U.S. market

Japanese companies now own 33 homebuilders that operate in the U.S. Once the most recent deals are closed, they will have close to 6% of U.S. market share. As they build more homes, it could actually ...