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Press Release

Willowdale Asset Management Celebrates Gold and Silver Wins for ERTH360, TFN Realty, and Empire Communities at The Nationals

March 5, 2025

Empire Communities Strengthens Presence in Charlotte with the Acquisition of SouthCraft Home Builders

February 6, 2025

Empire Communities Recognized with Four Silver Awards from the NAHB’s The Nationals

December 19, 2024

Empire Communities Recognized with Five H.O.M.E. Awards for Customer Experience Excellence

December 9, 2024

Willowdale in the News

FINANCIAL POST

Willowdale Asset Management Celebrates Gold and Silver Wins for ERTH360, TFN Realty, and Empire Communities at The Nationals

March 5, 2025

Willowdale Asset Management is pleased to announce that three of its portfolio companies—ERTH360, TFN Realty, and Empire Communities—have been recognized for their excellence at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) The Nationals Awards, held on February 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 1982, The Nationals has celebrated outstanding achievements in the homebuilding industry, recognizing companies and individuals who demonstrate innovation, expertise, and excellence across sales, marketing, and design. As the industry’s most prestigious...

FINANCIAL POST

Empire Communities Strengthens Presence in Charlotte With the Acquisition of SouthCraft Home Builders

February 7, 2025

Empire Communities, one of North America’s largest privately-held homebuilders, has acquired Charlotte-based SouthCraft Home Builders (“SouthCraft”), expanding its presence in the region and strengthening its ability to serve a broader range of homebuyers. SouthCraft will continue to focus on value-driven homebuyers while maintaining its current operations and leadership team....

BUILDER

Empire Communities Buys SouthCraft Home Builders

February 7, 2025

Empire Communities, the No. 56 company on the 2024 Builder 100 list, has expanded its presence in the Carolinas through the acquisition of Charlotte-based SouthCraft Home Builders. “This acquisition allows us to continue on our path of building scale in markets we operate in,” says Wendy Hudson, chief operating officer of Empire Communities US. “We are excited to welcome SouthCraft to the Empire family, strengthening our ability to serve a diverse range of home buyers...

THE BUILDER'S DAILY

Empire Building: SouthCraft Expands U.S. Footprint, Scale

February 7, 2025

Empire Communities, one of North America’s largest privately held homebuilders, has acquired Charlotte-based SouthCraft Builders, further extending its reach in the Southeast U.S. housing market. This acquisition continues a pattern of regional consolidation. Well-capitalized private homebuilders — particularly international firms — are absorbing local operators to strengthen their market position, secure land pipelines, and scale more efficiently in an environment where land, capital, and homebuyer affordability are non-negotiable challenges....

Established in 1993, Willowdale Asset Management – the former corporate division of Empire Communities – has grown from a single-project homebuilding company into a diversified real estate asset manager with a vast portfolio of projects and companies. With close to $5.0B in assets under management, Willowdale’s experience and operating expertise spans home building, land acquisition and development, rental, development financing solutions, brokerage services, and wellness real estate.