Shares of AV Homes (NASDAQ: AVHI) have soared today, up by 29% as of 1:40 p.m. EDT, after the company announced it was being acquired. Larger homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE: TMHC) is scooping up AV Homes in a $1 billion deal.Taylor Morrison is looking to acquire AV Homes for $21.50 per share in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $963 million including debt.