D.R. Horton sets aim on move-up market – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

Fort Worth-based homebuilder D.R. Horton, facing a stabilizing U.S. housing market, aims to move up the food chain in 2012. “We dominate the entry-level market. Our goal is to take that cost structure and dominate the move-up market,” Chairman …

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KB Home Offering Solar as Standard Feature on New Florida Houses – Bloomberg

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

KB Home, the Los Angeles-based builder that targets first-time buyers, will offer solar power systems as a standard feature on houses it’s building in some parts of Florida. The first KB house with rooftop panels will be available next month …

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Beazer Homes is Among the Companies in the Homebuilding Industry With the Highest Beta (BZH, MHO, HOV) – Financial News Network Online

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

Below are the three companies in the Homebuilding industry with the highest betas. Higher-beta stocks mean greater volatility and are therefore generally considered to be riskier but also may provide the potential for higher returns. Beazer Homes (NYSE:BZH …

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San Antonio’s housing market showing ‘permanence,’ study finds – The Business Journal

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

At the end of 2011, San Antonio’s housing market proved itself to be — in a word — stable. “Total number of sales for the year remained unwavering,” states SABOR. All told, there were 17,914 single-family sales in the greater San Antonio area …

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Homebuilders May Not Be Out of the Woods Yet – CNBC

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin

While housing reports this year have generally pointed to an improving recovery in the real estate market, the growth remains at an anemic pace, translating into choppy moves for housing stocks for the foreseeable future. Homebuilders declined in 2011 for …

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Montgomery County opens new schools, but overcrowding worries remain – Maryland Community Newspapers Online

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Richard Montgomery clusters are over 120 percent capacity, which normally triggers a moratorium on new house construction. The school system has put “placeholder” projects in its budget to allow development to proceed.

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Civic Associations Rally Against Infill Development in Mason District – Patch

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

“We’re talking about the destruction of the characters of our neighborhoods,” said Kate Sriwardene, president of the Wilburdale Civic Association in Annandale, who is opposed to infill development with planned development housing. “I don’t want …

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A Forward Look, the Year Ahead — Featured Research on Discovery Communications Inc. and D.R. Horton, Inc. – msnbc.com

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

HONG KONG — Today, www.BollingerReport.com introduced featured coverage of Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) and D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI). Full research reports are available to readers at: www.BollingerReport.com/index.php …

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NAHB home builder gauge climbs to 4.5-year high – Marketwatch

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A measure of builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed in January to the highest level since June 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing …

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Confidence grows among US consumers – Financial Times

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

Historically low interest rates have apparently done little to prop up values, though new house construction has started to pick up. Meanwhile, the White House will ask Congress to increase the debt limit by an additional $ 1,200bn by the end of the week.

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