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Homebuilders’ Confidence Index At 5-Year High – NPR News

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years in May, a hopeful sign that modest improvement in the housing market will pick up. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose to 29 … Continue reading →

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Home builder sentiment steady in March: NAHB – Reuters

Posted on March 25, 2012 by admin

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Homebuilder sentiment was unchanged in March to hold at the highest level since June 2007, while sentiment in February was revised lower, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing … … Continue reading →

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American Diabetes Association Alert Day and Tour de Cure for 2012 – Examiner

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

Did you know that 25% of Americans who have Type 2 diabetes don’t even know it?!  Could you or someone you know be one of them?  March 27, 2012 is American Diabetes Association Alert Day.  We’re (the ADA and myself) … Continue reading →

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Home Builders: Portland-area housing affordability highest since 2004 – Oregonian

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

The National Association of Home Builders says Portland-area homes were their most affordable since 2004 during last year’s fourth quarter, and near a record for the area. The association’s index, reported Thursday, compares home prices with … New House News … Continue reading →

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Likely Voters Again Lend Support of Homeownership – Builder Magazine

Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin

That was one of the findings from a phone survey of 1,500 likely voters, conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) over four days in early January. The trade group presented the results of that survey, … Continue reading →

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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 … New House News Link

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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 … New House News … Continue reading →

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National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index Rises From 41 Metropolitan Areas in December to 76 in January – Investors Business Daily

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — First American Financial Corporation (FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance and settlement services for real estate transactions, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), today released the … New House … Continue reading →

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U.S. needs to ease lending standards to boost housing sector: NAHB – Xinhua News Agency

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Easing mortgage lending standards could help boost U.S. homeownership and the economic recovery, said the U.S. National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB). “Removing the obstacles limiting access to mortgage credit and … New House … Continue reading →

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NAHB spent $510,000 lobbying in 3Q – YAHOO!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

WASHINGTON (AP) — The homebuilding industry’s main trade association spent $ 510,000 in the third quarter lobbying the federal government on housing, insurance, mortgage lending and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That’s about 28 percent … New House … Continue reading →

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