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On-your-lot Builder Stakes Its Own Ground

Managers acquired Ohio-based Wayne Homes from Centex earlier this year.
Navigating The Downturn

Ever the optimists, a clear majority—55 percent—of the 744 home builders who responded to our "State of the Industry" survey say 2008 is the...
Tips To Live By

Chuck Shinn offers suggestions on how builders can trim fat from their construction processes.

Waste Not, Want Not

In late October, Prescott, Ariz., auctioned 2,274 acre-feet of effluent for more than $67 million. One month later, a huge plant in Orange C...
Do the Math

When C.P. Morgan Communities chose Charlotte, N.C., as its first expansion market, in 2004, it selected it from 25 cities the builder had an...
A Dry Season

A 2003 United Nation report made a grim prediction: More than half of humanity will be living with water shortages within 50 years. That sam...

Avatar Reports First Quarter Loss

The Coral Gables, Fla.–based company lost $556,000, or $0.07 cents per share, in the quarter ended March 31, it reported.
Builder CEOs Sound Off On Industry

Not a rosy outlook, say home building execs at BUILDER 100 Conference.
Fannie Mae Loses $2.2 Billion in 1Q

Mortgage giant forecasts national home price declines between 7 percent and 9 percent for 2008

Builder Confidence Shows Slight Signs of Stabilization

NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index remains unchanged.
Housing Rally Has Short Life

OFHEO decision to remove limits on the GSEs mortgage portfolios lifts stock market temporarily, but reality sets in when investors realize t...
Home Prices Record Worst One-Year Decline in History

Prices retreated in 17 of the 20 cities covered by S&P.

Housing Starts Tumble 11.9 Percent

Pace of starts and permits falls below one-million mark in March.
Starts, Permits Dip in February

Overall housing activity down by nearly one-third compared to last year.
Housing Starts Edge Up in January

Decreasing single-family starts and permits indicate that the housing market will continue to be sluggish as builders work off inventory.

New Home Sales Drop in January

Sales of new homes were off by almost 34 percent compared to January 2007, lowest level since February 1995.
Surveys Reveal Home Buyer Wishes for Energy Efficiency and Beyond

Research conducted by the NAHB and Better Homes and Gardens reveals noteworthy consumer demands, including energy-efficient features, outdoo...
International Builders' Show 2008 Recap

Hanley Wood editors and writers provide running coverage of building's biggest event.

Centex Plans to Exit Detroit

Just weeks after Centex announced a bulk land sale of 8,500 lots, the company continues its efforts to move to an “asset-light” model and co...
Builder 100 - Sneak Peek

Not all the results from the Builder 100 are in, but it’s already clear which companies will land in the top 10. D.R. Horton retained its ti...
Quarry Quandary

Florida home builders who use concrete—essentially all of them—could be facing a major crisis in the coming months if an appeals court does ...