Builder ETFs surge on Pulte orders, MDC upgrades
MarketWatch (blog)
Home-builder ETFs are among the best sector performers amid Tuesday's rally in US stocks. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) and the iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction Index Fund (ITB) are both up about 4%.

DR Horton tops homebuilders
Bizjournals.com (blog)
DR Horton Inc. continues to dominate the field in the latest Top 25 North Texas Homebuilders listing. For the third year in a row, the Fort Worth-based company sits at the top of the rankings with 2225 local starts for year ending 2010. …

Obama Budget, Homebuilder Sentiment Weigh On Markets
Forbes (blog)
A report from the National Association of Homebuilders, however, showed that builder sentiment remained unchanged for February at an index reading of 16. Anything below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the health of the industry. …

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Investors Reject Beazer Homes' Pay Practices
RiskMetrics (blog)
The Atlanta-based homebuilder's pay practices were opposed by investors holding 23.6 million shares, as compared with the 20.2 million shares that supported …
Homebuilder Shares Set to Soar in 2011Seeking Alpha
Beazer Homes USA loses money in 1QFinance and Commerce
Summary Box: Beazer Homes USA posts loss for fiscal 1st quarter; new orders …Los Angeles Times
Insurance News Net (press release) -Forexyard -Benzinga
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Home Sales Surged in December
Hardwood Floors (blog)
However, 2010 turned out to be the worst year on record for the homebuilding industry; there were just 321000 new-home sales recorded in 2010, …
Real estate 'Rookie of the Year' is no newbieInman.com
Homebuilder sentiment index unchangedNewsOK.com
Home front: Uncertainty over foreclosures still persistsCharleston Post Courier
Philadelphia Inquirer -Calgary Sun -TMCnet
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Next Resistance Level for DR Horton (DHI) is $13.43
Benzinga
SmarTrend has detected shares of DR Horton (NYSE: DHI) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $12.97 today and have reached the first resistance level of …
DR Horton Ahead of EarningsTradersHuddle.com
DR Horton (NYSE:DHI), Pultegroup (NYSE:PHM) Previewed by SusquehannaEverything Gold (blog)
NEXT RESISTANCE LEVEL FOR DR HORTON (DHI) IS $13.43Zacks.com

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Martha Stewart goes green with KB Home project
USA Today
Stewart, whose company already sells a line of paints, kitchen cabinetry and counter tops at Home Depot, partnered with KB Home on this year's "Idea Home" …
KB Home, Martha Stewart Design Net-Zero Energy HomeSustainableBusiness.com
Martha Steward Teams Up with KB Home to Push a New Line of “Designer” Green HousesBryan Ellis Real Estate Letter
Net-Zero Energy Home Built by KB Home and Created with Martha Stewart OpensBusiness Wire (press release)
Wall Street Journal (blog) -DailyFinance -Mother Nature Network (blog)
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US homes in 2015 will be smaller, greener: survey
USA Today
Completed new homes, only 1500 square feet in 1970, peaked at an average of 2520 square feet in 2007 but fell to 2377 square feet last year, the NAHB …
The Shrinking American HomeWall Street Journal (blog)

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Homebuilders Look Cheap, Gold Looks Expensive
Huffington Post (blog)
Complacency is returning to markets. Risk aversion is evaporating. Recovery is in the air. Even the animal spirits are returning, with M&A activity reborn …