UK's Clegg: Government Tax Reforms Will Boost Demand
ForexLive
Thanks Dennis: God bet JC, just saw DR Horton's CEO whining about the 'conversion rate' of pendings to sold being lower since first time buyer scam expired. …

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Winners and losers: Big industries expect good things but restaurants, home …
Vancouver Sun
Meanwhile, people like restaurateurs, tourism industry operators and homebuilders say the tax, which came into force on July 1, has had an immediate and …

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Unions Take Fight With Pulte to Congress
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Unions are pressing Congress to assess how home builder Pulte Group Inc. spent about $900 million in government tax breaks meant to help …

Earnings Preview: PulteGroup 3Q results
BusinessWeek
It's been a rough summer for homebuilders, with sales hovering at the lowest levels in decades ever since federal homebuyer tax credits expired in April. …

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NAHB Pushes for More Federal Tax Credits for Home Efficiency
Appliance Magazine
NAHB is reminding consumer that US tax credit for efficiency upgrades – including certain types of water heaters, heat pumps, air-conditioners, and furnaces …

Earnings Preview: KB Home to report 3Q results
BusinessWeek
Like other homebuilders, KB Home saw sales begin to improve last year and into the spring, powered by federal stimulus dollars in the form of homebuyer tax …

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Earnings Preview: Lennar Corp.
BusinessWeek
Lennar and other homebuilders enjoyed a bump in sales this spring as affordable prices, low mortgage rates and two federal tax credits lured homebuyers into …

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The Philadelphia View
Philadelphia Inquirer
Residential real estate agents and homebuilders said there had been the expiration of the federal tax credit for purchases. …

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Wow, Even The Homebuilders Hate Housing Tax Credits Now
The Business Insider
"Frankly, I don't want the tax credits to be re-enacted or be re-created or extended," CEO Donald Tomnitz said. "We want to get back to a normalized market. …

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Earnings Preview: D.R. Horton to report fiscal 3Q
BusinessWeek
But homebuilders have begun to see that sales momentum sputter in the months since the tax incentives ended on April 30. Sales of new homes rose nearly 24 …
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