Mergers and acquisitions deals in home building may vary in size these days, but don’t be fooled into thinking a smaller transaction doesn’t have potentially sweeping implications for a business facing a whole lot of uncertainty.

Take, for instance, word that Jeff Jackson and Justin Cooper, co-founders of 20-year-old Logan, Utah stalwart Visionary Homes have agreed to Tokyo-based Misawa Home’s purchase of a 51% stake in the company as Utah’s star rises as a post-pandemic technology and business center.

Image courtesy of Visionary Homes

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Image courtesy of Misawa Homes

Misawa made a successful investment in Impression,” comments Tony Avila, founder and CEO of Builder Advisor Group [not involved in the transation]. “They wish to continue their success by investing in Visionary and diversifying in Utah.”

Avila predicts that homebuilding’s M&A deal-flow story will make 2024 one for the books by December 31.