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Navigating the Homebuilder Sector for 2026

CPE 1.0

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Webcast overview

Join KPMG in collaboration with Whelan Advisory for a timely discussion focused on the evolving homebuilding industry and considerations for 2026. Topics will include:

  • General market outlook and economic update
  • M&A and preparation for sale
  • Post-deal integration and pitfalls
  • Land banking strategies

The session will be hosted by KPMG US Real Estate Industry Leader Roger Yang and will feature KPMG professionals Yelena Maleyev and Kent West. We are delighted to be joined by Margaret Whelan, founder of Whelan Advisory.

Continuing education

There will be one continuing professional education (CPE) credit available to participants who participate in the live webcast and meet the eligibility requirements. The webcast will last approximately one hour.

After registering for this event, you will receive webcast log‑in instructions.

CPE credit is not available for viewing webcast replay.

Meet our webcast team

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Roger Yang
U.S. Industry Leader – Building, Construction & Real Estate, KPMG US
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Kent West
Managing Director , Economic & Valuation Services, KPMG LLP
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Yelena Maleyev
Senior Economist, KPMG Economics, KPMG US
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Margaret Whelan
Founder & CEO, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets
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Margaret Whelan

Founder & CEO, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets

Margaret Whelan (“Whee-lan”) is the Founder and CEO of Whelan Advisory, a boutique investment bank she started in 2014 after spending 20 years in leadership roles at UBS and JPMorgan. As CEO, she provides a highly tailored level of service to housing and construction companies that are interested in raising capital or pursuing an M&A transaction. Margaret leverages 30+ years of investment banking experience to connect Main Street and Wall Street for housing companies; she has led some of the most complex strategic and cross-border transactions in the industry. In the past eight years, she has advised on more than 45 transactions with over $15 billion in value, earning her reputation as ‘The Closer’. In 2024 and 2025, Builder Developer Magazine recognized her deep housing industry knowledge and reputation when she was named to their list of the Top 50 ‘Who’s Who in the Homebuilding Industry.
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Luke Klee
Vice President, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets
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Luke Klee

Vice President, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets

Luke Klee is a Vice President at Whelan Advisory, with four years of experience focused on the residential real estate industry. Since joining the firm, he has advised on over $2 billion of M&A and capital markets transactions across homebuilding, land development, and construction services, including several high-profile homebuilder transactions involving international, strategic, and private equity buyers. Luke earned his B.S. from Marquette University and his MBA from Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business, and is based in Chicago.
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Kent West
Managing Director , Economic & Valuation Services, KPMG LLP
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Yelena Maleyev
Senior Economist, KPMG Economics, KPMG US
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Margaret Whelan
Founder & CEO, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets
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Margaret Whelan

Founder & CEO, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets

Margaret Whelan (“Whee-lan”) is the Founder and CEO of Whelan Advisory, a boutique investment bank she started in 2014 after spending 20 years in leadership roles at UBS and JPMorgan. As CEO, she provides a highly tailored level of service to housing and construction companies that are interested in raising capital or pursuing an M&A transaction. Margaret leverages 30+ years of investment banking experience to connect Main Street and Wall Street for housing companies; she has led some of the most complex strategic and cross-border transactions in the industry. In the past eight years, she has advised on more than 45 transactions with over $15 billion in value, earning her reputation as ‘The Closer’. In 2024 and 2025, Builder Developer Magazine recognized her deep housing industry knowledge and reputation when she was named to their list of the Top 50 ‘Who’s Who in the Homebuilding Industry.
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Luke Klee
Vice President, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets
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Luke Klee

Vice President, Whelan Advisory Capital Markets

Luke Klee is a Vice President at Whelan Advisory, with four years of experience focused on the residential real estate industry. Since joining the firm, he has advised on over $2 billion of M&A and capital markets transactions across homebuilding, land development, and construction services, including several high-profile homebuilder transactions involving international, strategic, and private equity buyers. Luke earned his B.S. from Marquette University and his MBA from Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business, and is based in Chicago.

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