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• General William Lyon Moves Over, Not Out

  The founder of William Lyon Homes has passed the CEO title to his son. The General takes on a new title of executive chairman and remains chairman of the board.

   

• Denver’s Oakwood Homes Finds a Partner to Grow With

  Mountain Real Estate Capital makes its biggest investment into a builder or developer yet.

   

• Making the Case for New Homes Over Used

  Builder Homesite’s new marketing program targets buyers inclined to purchase new houses.

   

• Paulson Buys Stock in William Lyon Homes

  The Wall Street hedge fund spends $30 million on the California builder's stock.

   

• Home Building Drought Is Over for Neal Communities

  The Southwest Florida builder and developer is celebrating by opening a new super community.

   

• Consolidation Picks Up as Business Conditions Stabilize

  Does D.R. Horton’s first acquisition in a decade signal a more-open field for home-builder buyers and sellers?

   

• Nation's Biggest Builder Grows Bigger

  D.R. Horton has bought Breland Homes, boosting its market presence in Alabama and Mississippi.

   

• This Year’s Local Leaders Excelled as Their Markets Finally Healed

  Understanding customer preferences was key to growth last year, say builders.

   

• Pulte, DSLD Honored as 2011’s Fastest-Growing Builders

  The companies have proved to be masters of agility in a down market.

   

• BUILDER 100 Preview: Top 10 Held Rank, Lost Share

  D.R. Horton retained its title as the largest home builder in the country in 2011.

   

• Top 50 Multifamily Builders in 2011

  Things were definitely moving in the right direction for multifamily starts last year.

   

• Public Home Builder Chief Executives' Collective Compensation Dropped in 2011

  CEO pay deals get right-sized under intense shareholder scrutiny.

   

• Private Home Builders Still Struggling

  Private home builders draw on 2011 insights to drive momentum into 2012.

   

• Publicly held home builders struggled in 2011 to make money in a lethal environment.

  Big Builder grades the performance of the 13 largest publicly held builders in the country.

   

• Top Builders Gained Ground in Soft Market

  Last year's market share was the highest in a decade for the BUILDER 100–ranked companies.

   

• Beazer Forms Partnership to Buy Rental Homes

  The builder has partnered with investors to create a real estate investment trust that will buy up distressed single-family homes and rent them out.

   

• Forecasters Push Housing Market's Recovery to 2013

  But economists and analysts cite many factors that could impede growth.

   

• 2011 BUILDER 100—Survey Period Ended

  Based on its performance in 2011, your company may be eligible for this year’s BUILDER 100 and Next 100, the industry’s premier list of the nation’s largest home builders.

   

• Big Money: Seven Years of Big Money

  Columnist shares parting thoughts on competition, people, and leadership.

   

• Starts: November/December 2011

  David Weekley Homes reenters the Phoenix market with the acquisition of the bulk of local builder T.W. Lewis' lots. Plus, a look at the markets where the biggest builders' volume and share might not add up to good operating leverage.