Builder Magazine: Economics

A Better Year for Public Home Builders

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:57:00 EST

Most public home builders are selling more houses and making profits again this year.

By the Numbers: D.R. Horton, Third Quarter 2012

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:11:48 EST

D.R. Horton releases its earnings for the quarter and its 2012 fiscal year.

Paulson Buys Stock in William Lyon Homes

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:29:55 EST

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

California Land Developer Betting on a Residential Revival

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 03:17:28 EST

FKC Properties has changed its name and is moving back to its long-time residential development roots.

Consolidation Picks Up as Business Conditions Stabilize

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 03:18:25 EST

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

For One Big Builder, Pink Slips Are a Thing of the Past

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 03:36:01 EST

Sales growth has led to a boom of a different kind.

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

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:30:03 EST

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

Private Home Builders Still Struggling

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:02:08 EST

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.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:59:39 EST

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

Top Builders Gained Ground in Soft Market

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:37:27 EST

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

A Bad Year but Builders Saw Signs of Hope in 2011

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:41:01 EST

As unemployment worries ease, more buyers are at least kicking the tires again.

Better Home Market Buoys Builders

Tue, 8 May 2012 03:37:41 EST

Public home builders come closer to profitability while reporting improved sales and orders.

By the Numbers: M.D.C. Holdings, First Quarter 2012

Thu, 3 May 2012 09:24:25 EST

M.D.C. turned a profit and showed some signs of a turn around.

By the Numbers: Beazer Homes USA, First Quarter 2012

Thu, 3 May 2012 09:04:19 EST

The builder managed to narrow its quarterly losses.

By the Numbers: Standard Pacific Homes, First Quarter 2012

Tue, 1 May 2012 01:31:12 EST

After a stellar first quarter, the builder is looking ahead to more communities in the pipeline.

National Survey Reveals the New Normal for Homeownership

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:49 EST

Record foreclosures and unprecedented home devaluations may have tarnished homeownership, but the desire to own a home remains strong.

Forecasters Push Housing Market's Recovery to 2013

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:11:09 EST

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

Starts: November/December 2011

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:23:19 EST

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.

On the Call: KB Home

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:11:57 EST

KB Home's impressive 40% year-over-year order growth during its fiscal third quarter had industry analysts during a related earnings call Friday asking what the company was doing right to achieve those gains even as its profitability slipped. (Click

In Pursuit of the All-Cash Transaction

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:08:08 EST

I've been thinking more about my blog post from last week on the continued tightness in the mortgage markets and how those constraints have been driving a steady increase in all-cash purchases of homes since 2007. In fact, in February and March 2011, those transactions, as a percentage of all known closings, hit a six-plus year high of 43%, according to data from Hanley Wood Market Intelligence (HWMI).