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M&A Announcement - Holiday Builders acquired by Stanley Martin Homes

July 30, 2026

Zelman served as Exclusive Sell-Side Investment Banker to Holiday Builders on its successful company sale to Stanley Martin Homes, a Daiwa House subsidiary. Holiday Builders is among the top-ranking homebuilders in the U.S. Since inception, Holiday has delivered more than 40,000 homes throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast driven by its reputation for building high-quality, affordable single-family homes in traditional and just-in-time communities.

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CNBC - Closing Bell Overtime

CNBC - Closing Bell Overtime

Spring home selling season off to slow start impacting homebuilders. Ivy spoke to Morgan Brennan about the homebuilders stock slump.

Walker Webcast - What's Shaping the 2025 Housing Market?

Walker Webcast - What's Shaping the 2025 Housing Market?

Ivy joined Willy Walker, CEO from Walker & Dunlop on the Walker Webcast. They discussed her outlook on the housing market, tariffs and the upward price impacts on the industry, the public vs. private homebuilding markets, the lock-in effect’s impact on existing inventory, home affordability issue she’s seeing, the privatization of Fannie and Freddie, the broader implications of the fires in LA, and much more.

Yahoo! Finance

Yahoo! Finance

Alan sat down with Yahoo Finance to discuss D.R. Horton’s outlook for 2025, the important of homebuilders who seek to alleviate pricing pressures for homebuyers, and more.

CNBC - Squawk Box

CNBC - Squawk Box

Ivy discussed with Andrew Ross Sorkin at CNBC the state of the housing market, 2025 outlook, and more.

M&A Announcement - McKinley Homes Acquires Liberty Home Builders

M&A Announcement - McKinley Homes Acquires Liberty Home Builders

Zelman served as Exclusive Sell-Side Investment Banker to Liberty Home Builders on its successful sale to McKinley Homes. Liberty has built over 2,100 homes since its inception in 2013 and is known for creating affordable custom homes in desirable communties across Texas.