{"id":953467,"date":"2026-04-21T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/toll-brothers-to-acquire-private-home-builder-in-northwest-arkansas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:19:18","slug":"toll-brothers-to-acquire-private-home-builder-in-northwest-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/toll-brothers-to-acquire-private-home-builder-in-northwest-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Toll Brothers to Acquire Private Home Builder in Northwest Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers<\/a>, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation\u2019s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Buffington Homes of Arkansas, a privately held home builder based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The transaction is expected to close in the Company\u2019s fiscal third quarter.<\/p>\n

The acquisition will augment Toll Brothers\u2019 national footprint by establishing a strong presence in the dynamic Fayetteville\/Bentonville housing market in northwest Arkansas. Founded in 2010, Buffington Homes is the largest luxury home builder in northwest Arkansas with nine active selling\/coming soon communities in the region. The company serves primarily first-time and move-up home buyers with prices ranging from the $400,000s to over $1 million, and currently owns or controls over 1,500 lots in the northwest Arkansas market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be entering the vibrant and growing Fayetteville\/Bentonville market, further expanding the geographic footprint of our luxury home building operations across the country,\u201d said Karl K. Mistry, Chief Executive Officer of Toll Brothers.\u00a0\u201cBuffington Homes is the leading luxury home builder in this market with exceptional communities, strong financial performance, and a reputation for quality. We look forward to leveraging their team\u2019s local expertise and strong land position in northwest Arkansas while adding value and scale to successfully grow the business into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buffington Homes\u2019 senior leadership and all employees will join Toll Brothers. Founding partners and co-owners Clay Carlton and Mike Lamberth will focus on land acquisition and development, while Mike Buffington, MD, co-owner and brother of late founder Thomas B. Buffington, is stepping away from the business to focus on his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to join the Toll Brothers team to help take our operations to the next level,\u201d said Carlton. \u201cAs the leading luxury home builder in the U.S., Toll Brothers has the brand recognition, operating expertise, and financial strength to accelerate our growth across northwest Arkansas. Our companies also share similar values and a focus on excellence in our industry, making this a perfect fit for our employees and customers alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Including the acquisition of Buffington Homes, Toll Brothers will have completed 16 home builder acquisitions since 1995.<\/p>\n

Tony Avila of Builder Advisor Group acted as advisor to Buffington Homes.<\/p>\n

\n About Toll Brothers<\/strong>
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Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation\u2019s leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded in 1967 and became a public company in 1986 with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol \u201cTOL.\u201d Toll Brothers builds new homes and communities in over 60 markets across the United States, serving first-time, move-up, active-adult, and second-home buyers. The Company also\u00a0operates\u00a0its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, smart home technology, landscape, and building\u00a0components\u00a0manufacturing businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toll Brothers was named the #1 Most Admired Home Builder in Fortune magazine\u2019s 2026 list of the World\u2019s Most Admired Companies\u00ae, the ninth year the Company has achieved this honor. Toll Brothers has also been named Builder of the Year by Builder magazine and is the first two-time recipient of Builder of the Year from Professional Builder magazine. For more information visit\u00a0TollBrothers.com<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n From Fortune, \u00a92026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.\u00a0<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

This release contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. One can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly historical or factual nature and generally discuss or relate to future events. These statements contain words such as \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201ccan,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201clikely,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d and other words or phrases of similar meaning. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, information and statements regarding: market conditions\u037e mortgage rates\u037e inflation rates\u037e demand for our homes\u037e our build- to-order and quick move-in home strategy\u037e sales paces and prices\u037e effects of home buyer cancellations\u037e our strategic priorities\u037e growth and expansion\u037e our land acquisition, land development and capital allocation priorities\u037e anticipated operating results\u037e home deliveries\u037e financial resources and condition\u037e changes in revenues, profitability, margins and returns\u037e changes in accounting treatment\u037e cost of revenues, including expected labor and material costs\u037e availability of labor and materials\u037e selling, general and administrative expenses\u037e interest expense\u037e inventory write-downs\u037e home warranty and construction defect claims\u037e unrecognized tax benefits\u037e anticipated tax refunds\u037e joint ventures in which we are involved\u037e anticipated results from our investments in unconsolidated entities\u037e our ability to acquire land and pursue real estate opportunities\u037e our ability to gain approvals and open new communities\u037e our ability to market, construct and sell homes and properties\u037e our ability to deliver homes from backlog\u037e our ability to secure materials and subcontractors\u037e our ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to conduct normal business operations or to expand and take advantage of opportunities\u037e the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations, and claims\u037e management succession plans; and the impact of public health or other emergencies.<\/p>\n

Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this release are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. This can occur as a result of incorrect assumptions or as a consequence of known or unknown risks and uncertainties. The major risks and uncertainties \u2013 and assumptions that are made \u2013 that affect our business and may cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n