In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A 0.86%) (BRK.B 0.80%) roughly $1 billion investment in Lennar (LEN -1.94%) (LEN.B), D.R. Horton (DHI -1.51%), and NVR (NVR -1.01%) and why Buffett's own wisdom says individual investors may want to look at smaller peers like Meritage Homes (MTH -3.05%) and Green Brick Partners (GRBK -3.40%) instead.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Oct 2, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 6, 2025.