Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Street Intelligence News Commentary - The math of the U. S. housing market has not worked for ordinary buyers in years. Median new-home prices sit well above what most first-time buyers can afford, mortgage rates remain elevated relative to the last decade, and the country is short millions of homes it has never built.

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Abel has made a splash as the new CEO, purchasing Taylor Morrison Homes for $6.8 billion. He also repurchased $4.5 billion in Berkshire shares in Q2 and bought more shares of Alphabet.

Greg Abel took over the CEO job at Berkshire Hathaway at the start of 2026. Warren Buffett helped to train his handpicked successor, but Abel is still a different person.