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The United Kingdom rolls out its own housing rescue plan, Gustav dampens New Orleans’ spirits, and two U.S. public builders report millions of dollars in quarterly losses.
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California and Florida remain biggest trouble spots, but most states fell below the national delinquency average, says latest Mortgage Bankers Association survey.
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Landmark legislation links land use approvals and transportation funding to climate change with hopes of changing California's car culture.
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The national economy is still losing jobs every month, and construction jobs, which saw a smaller decrease than normal this month, continue to lead the way.
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Construction loans fastest-growing category of ‘troubled’ loans, according to FDIC report.
Clean-up effort begins.
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A "friendly foreclosure agreement" covers projects in Atlanta and Virginia.
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Foreclosure protection to be offered to displaced families
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Newport: "Spending on single-family homes remains a big drag on growth."
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NVR acquires 139 finished lots from Beazer for a song.
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Tom Eggleston contracts with the Benham REO Group for commercial rights to handle and remarket lender-owned properties in six states.
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The housing group, along with the National Association of Realtors and Move Inc., must pay more than $250,000 for allegedly withholding evidentiary documents.
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The presidential hopeful uses a television appearance to remind people that he didn’t own a home while he was a POW.
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In-model cooking demonstrations for Realtors draw big crowds.
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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reports that prices in the quarter ended June 30 were down less than 5 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
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Home builder sales of single-family houses are still perched around the 500,000-unit mark.
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Consumers begin to show optimism about economic outlook.
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The S&P/Case-Shiller Index, which tracks pricing in 20 metros, falls by 15.9 percent from June of 2007.
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The National Association of Realtors reports sales are up, inventory of existing homes increases, and median sales price declines.
What happens when the lender pulls the plug on a project? Some builders are fighting back.
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If you’re a stick builder and you have never given modular construction a second thought, Excel Homes is offering you a reason to rethink that position—make that 100,000 reasons.
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An impending ballot issue would extend homeowners' rights to sue over construction defects.
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Ad alludes to McCain's multiple homes.
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Suit claims major home builders and manufacturers stole proprietary technology and violated agreements.
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Private builder says he took conservative approach to deal, based pro forma on 2010 turnaround.
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Global Insight's Economic Outlook paints a dreary picture for housing and the economy until at least the middle of 2009.
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Single-family building permits drop 5.2% compared to previous month.
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Foster, who has led Fieldstone Residential Communities as president since 2000, and CEO since 2001, will step down at end of 2008.
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Annual awards based on quarterly rating of quality and service by the builder’s employees.
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Housing legislation stabilizes builders' outlook; index remains at 16.
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Tax rebates lift home improvement dealer’s business in latest quarter, but housing downturn still tamps down project transactions.
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Wall Street Journal reports that public and private builders alike provided extremely generous incentives to new-home buyers.
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Foreign demand for U.S. properties tapers off, lenders say they expect tighter credit standards into 2009, and bank repossessions climb.
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It started out with sustainable house plans that are downloadable for free. Now, this entrepreneur hopes to create the green building equivalent of Craig's List--with a touch of Facebook thrown in for good measure.
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Spurred by tax rebate stimulus and falling gas prices, the Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment increased in early August, but not as much as expected.
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With Barratt American's construction activity at a standstill, Mick Pattinson turns his attention to other issues.
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Latest foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac show spike in bank repossessions.
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Many states show increased activity, though, as buyers enter the housing market looking for deals.
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Bob Toll: Buyer traffic remains "dismal," but land prices have dropped far enough to warrant evaluating deals again.
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Revenue slides to $796.5 million in Q3 for luxury public builder.
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C.P. Morgan's CEO sees forces colliding in negative ways that could crush many companies.
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A National Association of Realtors survey finds that Canada and the U.K. produce the most prospects while Mexicans’ interest has tailed off.
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Builders and home buyers better brace themselves: the credit crunch isn’t going away.
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Rigorous green building codes signed into law by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom mandate greater energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and lower carbon output in both new and renovated buildings.
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Active adult builder Epcon Communities debuts all-new designs.
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GSE loses $2.3 billion in 2Q, warns of more losses in 2008.
A boutique, mixed-use loft project offers green living in a gray town. See it in pictures.
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Home price drops appear to be luring buyers back into market.
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Results represent Freddie's fourth straight quarterly loss.
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GSE challenges New York Times story that says CEO ignored warnings about bad loans.
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The federal funds rate will stay at 2%.
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Georgia Home Builders Association fights with Builders Insurance Group over fees, compensation, and control.
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Builders say a tax credit has worked before to correct a faltering housing market.
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Florida builder had been unsuccessful at restructuring its debts; CEO Jerry Starkey out.
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President Bush signs the housing rescue package into law, the Beazer-built ‘Extreme Makeover’ house enters foreclosure, and Kimball Hill Homes loses its founder.
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Howard: The tax credit 'will get potential home buyers who have been sitting on the fence back in the game.'
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The U.S. economy is being hit by rising unemployment, faltering construction spending, and sluggish economic growth.
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Ledford: 'This will be an impact because it's grown to be such a large program.'
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McIlwain: Block grants for foreclosed properties ‘may stop the sickness from spreading but not necessarily cure the cancer.’
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Hawaii becomes the first state in the nation to require solar hot water in new homes.
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Builder relocates from Florida to Arizona.
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Legislation provides for greater GSE regulation, FHA changes, and more.
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Legislation passed by House, Senate last week, but impact remains to be seen.
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Beazer Homes built the suburban Atlanta home in 2005.
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S&P/Case-Shiller index shows monthly and year-over-year declines.
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Get the facts on what the state’s new green building code will mean for home builders.
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Retsinas: 'David leaves behind the footprints of someone who made a difference.'
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The House moves the housing bill back to the Senate, California adopts a statewide green building code, and an Indiana builder shuts down after 50 years.
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Economists worry it might just be a temporary rise.
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The number of filings jumped 121% compared to last year.
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New-home inventory remains high, at 10 months' supply.
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A significant decline in homeownership is being seen in the West, according to the Census Bureau.
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Nathan: Big builders allocating dollars to metro, despite excess inventory.
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Pace dipped 2.6 percent since May.
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Builders will have to cut the energy consumption of new homes by 50 percent over next decade.
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Worried about Fannie and Freddie, the White House says it will not veto housing rescue legislation, despite reservations about the bill.
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Fulton Homes joins a still-small group of companies that sees home improvement as an alternative line of business while new-home construction lags.
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A division president sees connections between his being fired and his complaints about the builder’s bonus payments to him.
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The cancellation rate drops to 19 percent at McLean, Va.-based public builder.