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This Company Could Build a Fortune in Housing – Motley Fool

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:52:41 +0000

Pulte’s revenue grew by just 1% from the year-ago quarter, to $ 1.2 billion. While average selling prices rose 3%, home closings failed to look up. They declined 2% from the comparable period last year. In a quarter that’s considered strong for …

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Mitt Romney Takes Nevada, Housing Market Issue Sidestepped – Nuwireinvestor.com

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:50:45 +0000

Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Mitt Romney has won the Nevada caucus, but critics were quick to note his strategy of sidestepping the state’s dire housing market situation. Nevada leads the U.S. in foreclosures and in Las Vegas 70% of … Continue reading →

New House Construction Could Help Along Real Estate Market, Economic Recovery – WHNT-TV

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:12 +0000

One key measure of the housing market comes from new home construction. Though real estate suffered greatly in the Great Recession, hope remains among those who depend on it for their livelihood. Contractor Donnie Posey assures, “It’ll come. New House … Continue reading →

No quick recovery seen in U.S. housing market – Globe and Mail

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:49:24 +0000

If home is where the heart is, America has lately suffered through a serious case of heart disease. Since its housing bubble burst, home prices have fallen by 32 per cent and housing starts are 75 per cent lower. This has been bitter medicine, but …

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

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:55:07 +0000

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 … … Continue reading →

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

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:49:17 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Homebuilders May Not Be Out of the Woods Yet – CNBC

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:53:21 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Civic Associations Rally Against Infill Development in Mason District – Patch

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:51:04 +0000

“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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Why Infill Development May Be Bad for Your Health – PLANetizen

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:49:15 +0000

“Infill development could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by locating more housing near job centers and public transportation, making it easier for people to avoid driving long distances to meet their everyday needs,” the report stated …

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All Eyes Will Be On This Homebuilder Tomorrow Morning – The Business Insider

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:24 +0000

We’ve been all over housing stats in recent months, especially since the beginning of the year. So tomorrow’s earnings release by Lennar, one of the biggest homebuilders in the U.S., should prove a bellweather on the true state of the … Continue reading →