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D.R. Horton Profit Rises 46% – Wall Street Journal

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D.R. Horton Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 46%, as the home builder recorded double-digit increases in orders, closings and home-building revenue. Expectations are rising for U.S. home builders as signs of a long-awaited recovery in …

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KB Home Orders Fall 8%, Shares Slump – Wall Street Journal

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:49:35 +0000

Los Angeles-based KB Home posted a fiscal-first-quarter loss of $ 45.8 million, or 59 cents a share. While that was an improvement from the year-earlier quarter’s $ 114.5 million loss, many analysts had expected the company to make much more … Continue reading →

D.R. Horton: Bear Expects Stock’s Rally To Snap – Wall Street Journal

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:49:15 +0000

One options trader is all in on a bet that D.R. Horton Inc.’s stock rally is over. Options volume on D.R. Horton jumped to the highest level on record Thursday as one trader placed the largest single options bet of the day that the homebuilder …

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Homebuilders Higher on Hovnanian Hit – Wall Street Journal

admin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:50:32 +0000

The stock market’s real winner today didn’t release a new version of the iPad. Nope, they were the homebuilders, which climbed steadily throughout the day to add to their already very, very nice year. The trigger: a nice round of … Continue reading →

Real Estate News: Beazer Homes’ CEO Departs – Wall Street Journal

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:56:22 +0000

House of the Day: Marin County Mid-Century Modern : Made with steel, concrete, glass and reclaimed redwood, this 1940s home in Kentfield, Calif., was home to an artist and his wife for several decades. It includes a dramatic cantilevered deck, … Continue reading →

Toll Brothers, Lennar Expand With Golf Courses, Businesses – Wall Street Journal

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:52:12 +0000

But now, five years into the housing bust and with no recovery imminent, beleaguered U.S. builders are searching for new ways to expand. “This is the case of searching for an oasis in the desert,” said Tim Sullivan, a principal … Continue reading →

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Trustees adopt revised rezoning plan
The Carroll ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to adopt a revised version of district rezoning Plan B at its Feb. 21 meeting. The zoning changes will take effect at the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Pulte Says It’s Signing More Contracts, Home Builders Bounce
Hints of some happiness in the home sector? Pulte reported an increase in sales contracts in January and February, stoking some excitement among battered home builders.
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Pulte Says It’s Signing More Contracts, Home Builders Bounce – Wall Street Journal (blog)

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:20:19 +0000

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Pulte Says It's Signing More Contracts, Home Builders Bounce
Wall Street Journal (blog)
But late yesterday Pulte reported an increase in sales contracts in January and February, stoking some excitement among battered home builders. Pulte, up more than 7%, said it signed 2674 sales contracts over the first two months of the year, …
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Home Builder Pulte Says It Signed 2674 Contracts In January, February – Wall Street Journal

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Home Builder Pulte Says It Signed 2674 Contracts In January, February
Wall Street Journal
To be sure, the nation's second-largest builder changed its contract process, reducing its first-quarter 2010 results by about 450 homes. Including those units would have depressed the year-over-year contract count by about 7%, Pulte said.

Home Builder Pulte Says It Signed 2674 Contracts In January, February – Wall Street Journal

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Home Builder Pulte Says It Signed 2674 Contracts In January, February
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Home builder PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) inked 2674 contracts in January and February, up from 2415 a year earlier, the company said Monday. "For the first two months of 2011, we have seen good …