Analysts and investors are turning up the heat on the big public home builders to maintain their double-digit growth rates, even in the face of expected spikes in interest rates and drops in housing starts.

Bigger is better on Wall Street. And biggest is best of all

Since Lennar’s deal to acquire U.S. Home last spring, there has been a long void in home builder acquisition activity. But the cork just popped out of that bottle

Consolidation of the housing industry has been going on for a decade, and there have been some big mergers during that span

A recently announced $35.7 million merger between BuildNet, Inc. and four other companies may just make your own business, big or small, run a bit smoother.