OSAKA -- Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House Industry group is looking to construct a factory in the U.S. to make prefabricated panels as one of its biggest domestic rivals makes an ambitious bid for scale.
Daiwa House eyes factory for prefab components while Sekisui House buys MDC

A home offered by MDC Holdings. Japan's Sekisui House is buying the U.S. homebuilder in its largest acquisition ever. (MDC Holdings)
OSAKA -- Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House Industry group is looking to construct a factory in the U.S. to make prefabricated panels as one of its biggest domestic rivals makes an ambitious bid for scale.