Lennar shares pop as Berkshire builds almost a 10% stake in beleaguered homebuilder

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    "title": "Lennar shares pop as Berkshire builds almost a 10% stake in beleaguered homebuilder",
    "excerpt": "In this article Berkshire Hathaway has gone on a buying spree in beleaguered homebuilder Lennar , accumulating a 10% stake. The position is a \"classic\" value play, according to a CFRA analyst. Berkshire Hathaway bought almost 2.7 million Class A shares of Lennar over three trading days ended Monday, bringing the position to 23.7 million shares worth $1.8 billion, according to a securities filing late Monday. The Omaha-based conglomerate also owns 528,000 of Lennar's Class B shares, which carry 10 times the votes of the Class A stock. Lennar surged as much as 6.6% at one point Tuesday, to a high of $83.24. The Miami-based company has plunged more than 32% in the past year. Berkshire's latest purchases have come as interest rates rise, which hurt homebuilders by raising the rate on 30-year mortgages and dimming affordability. The nationwide average 30-year fixed mortgage rate reached 6.95% last week, up from the prior week's average of 6.76% and last year's 6.26%, according to Freddie Mac . The State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) is down almost 16% since the end of June. \"Berkshire likes to buy undervalued assets,\" said Catherine Seifert, an analyst at CFRA Research. Betting on Lennar is a \"classic Berkshire value play.\" The move isn't a stretch for current chief executive officer Greg Abel, who took over last year from the legendary Warren Buffett. Berkshire has \"a...",
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