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US MBA Mortgage Applications Index Increased 8.8% Last Week – BusinessWeek

US MBA Mortgage Applications Index Increased 8.8% Last WeekBusinessWeekLos Angeles-based KB Home, which targets first-time buyers, reported a wider-than-estimated loss for the quarter ended May 31 as new orders declined 23 … and more » read more

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Homebuilder Stocks Lag Non-Profit Builder – TheStreet.com

Homebuilder Stocks Lag Non-Profit BuilderTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) — The major public homebuilders have new competition, and the competition isn't interested …Habitat For Humanity Among Top US HomebuildersHuffington Post (blog) all 6 news articles » read more

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Pending Sales of Existing US Homes Fell 30% in May – BusinessWeek

Pending Sales of Existing US Homes Fell 30% in MayBusinessWeekKB Home, Lennar Corp. and Toll Brothers Inc. are among builders facing sales declines after the end of the tax credit. Los Angeles-based KB Home, … and more » read more

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Construction Spending in US Falls for First Time in 3 Months – BusinessWeek

Construction Spending in US Falls for First Time in 3 MonthsBusinessWeekLos Angeles-based KB Home, which targets first-time buyers, reported a wider-than-estimated loss for the quarter ended May 31 as new orders declined 23 … and more » read more

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US MBA Mortgage Applications Index Increased 8.8% Last Week – BusinessWeek

US MBA Mortgage Applications Index Increased 8.8% Last WeekBusinessWeekLos Angeles-based KB Home, which targets first-time buyers, reported a wider-than-estimated loss for the quarter ended May 31 as new orders declined 23 … and more » read more

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Home Prices in US Cities Rose 3.8% in Year to April – BusinessWeek

CBC.ca Home Prices in US Cities Rose 3.8% in Year to AprilBusinessWeekBuilders from KB Home to Lennar Corp. and Toll Brothers Inc. are reporting falling sales after the extended tax credit for homebuyers expired. …Case-Shiller: Minor Gains, No Big RecoveryTheStreet.comHomes … Continue reading

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Lennar orders confirm ugly May for builders – MarketWatch

Los Angeles Times Lennar orders confirm ugly May for buildersMarketWatchBOSTON (MarketWatch) — The 33% plunge in US new-home sales in May and Lennar Corp. blaming its entire quarterly decline in …New Home Sales CollapseistockAnalyst.com (press release)Sales of New Homes in … Continue reading

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New Homes Getting Smaller…Smaller – Wall Street Journal (blog)

New Homes Getting Smaller…SmallerWall Street Journal (blog)“We also saw a decline in the size of new homes when the economy lapsed into recession in the early 1980s,” says David Crowe, the NAHB's chief economist. …RPT-PREVIEW-US May housing starts seen slumping … Continue reading

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Homebuilders left without refunds – KRQE

KRQE Homebuilders left without refundsKRQEOne example of an irate homebuilder is Ken Kummet. Kummet and his wife put down a $5000 deposit in January 2008 for a home near the intersection of US 550 … read more

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Home Prices in US Cities Rose 3.8% in Year to April – BusinessWeek

Los Angeles Times Home Prices in US Cities Rose 3.8% in Year to AprilBusinessWeekBuilders from KB Home to Lennar Corp. and Toll Brothers Inc. are reporting falling sales after the extended tax credit for homebuyers expired. …Homes Prices Rise In … Continue reading

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