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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. …Homes Prices Rise In AprilMarketNewsVideo.comCase-Shiller: Minor … Continue reading

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Homebuilders left without refunds – 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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Lennar orders confirm ugly May for builders – MarketWatch

CBC.ca 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 CollapseZacks.comNew home sales in US plummetThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com … Continue reading

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BP, Lennar, Nike, Office Depot, Paychex: US Equity Preview – BusinessWeek

BP, Lennar, Nike, Office Depot, Paychex: US Equity PreviewBusinessWeekLennar Corp. (LEN US) dropped 0.6 percent to $14.65. The third-largest US homebuilder by revenue said second-quarter sales fell 8.7 percent as home … read more

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Homebuilders less confident in recovery – The Northwest Florida Daily News

Homebuilders less confident in recoveryThe Northwest Florida Daily NewsAP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON — Homebuilders are feeling less confident in the recovery now that government incentives for buyers have expired. …Real Estate Rally Across US Likely Sprang a LeakForConstructionPros.comHere Comes … Continue reading

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Homebuilders Panic — Is It Time to Buy? – Motley Fool

Boston Globe Homebuilders Panic — Is It Time to Buy?Motley FoolThis month's NAHB/WFC update illustrates the perils of unfounded optimism, lacking actual data that supports it. No sooner had federal new-home buyers' …Sorry Europe, But We Have A Bigger Problem … Continue reading

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Home Builders Grow Gloomy As Tax Credit Ends – U.S. News & World Report

CBS News Home Builders Grow Gloomy As Tax Credit EndsU.S. News & World ReportThe National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slid five points, to 17, in June from May, NAHB said Tuesday. …U.S. June home builders index … Continue reading

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Market Snapshot: US Stocks Surge on Hopes for Global Recovery – Roubini.com (subscription)

Market Snapshot: US Stocks Surge on Hopes for Global RecoveryRoubini.com (subscription)The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), a measure of builder perceptions regarding … and more » read more

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Homebuilders Lose Confidence After Homebuyer Tax Credit Expires – Housing Watch

Kansas City Star Homebuilders Lose Confidence After Homebuyer Tax Credit ExpiresHousing WatchOne of the timeliest leading indicators for real estate prices — the homebuilder confidence survey published by the …How Are Homebuilders Feeling?Smartmoney.comHome Builders See End of Homebuyer Tax Credit … 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. …PREVIEW-US May housing starts seen slumping … Continue reading

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