CONSOLIDATION IN THE family BUILDI...

CONSOLIDATION IN THE family BUILDING INDUSTRY has continued apace. Today, the top to single-family builders account for more than 20 percent of the market, and the top 50 companies exhibit almost one-third of the market. Consolidation continues to combine large and actual large companies through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with little involvement from firms building fewer than 250 units through year. A recent NAHB examine shows that consolidation at the