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• D.R. Horton Plots Market Domination

  Horton logs another quarterly loss, but predicts a profitable 2010 and market share gains.

• Real estate stagnation likely to persist 18 months, exec says

  Nov. 19--The real estate industry in Las Vegas has another 18 months of stagnation before things start to turn around, a former Hughes Corp. executive said Wednesday at The Orleans.

• Lennar’s Massive Shipyard Redevelopment Project Moves Forward

  Vertical construction for the first phase should begin in the spring, and the builder has completed its environmental impact survey for phase two.

• Consulting Alliance Offers Builders and Developers a Spectrum of Services

  Eight housing professionals with different areas of expertise band together to serve builders increasingly reliant on outsourcing in the downturn.

• Firm: SoCal median home price increases in October

  LOS ANGELES - The median home price in Southern California rose nearly 2 percent last month from September, as the inventory of homes for sale continued to shrink and lenders worked to avoid fresh foreclosures, a tracking firm said Tuesday.

• SunCal Buys Kimball Hill Vegas Lots

  California-based developer paid $20 million for 1,072 lots in 11 communities.

• Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 bln

  WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae said Monday it may have to ask the government for more financial assistance because the company cannot sell $5.2 billion in tax credits.

• Is the McMansion Dead?

  From accusations of ostentatious overconsumption to environmental indifference, the McMansion has taken some brutal hits in the recession economy.

• Bankruptcy and Lawsuits Pin Down Choice Land in Maryland for Two Builders

  KB and Centex accused of reneging on deal with local developers.

• ULI: Affordable Homes Near Jobs Still in Short Supply

  Urban Land Institute highlights workforce housing shortages in a new study and model solutions in its latest awards program.

• Home is where the tax credit is: Buyers, sellers happy to have program running into 2010

  Nov. 9--The up to $8,000 tax credit for first-time homeowners has been a boost for the housing industry in the Triad.

• On North Concord, it's desolation row: Citywide, 1 in 11 houses is empty -- and homeowners are paying the price

  Twelve of the 22 houses on Williams' street are boarded up.

• Companies have cash but no confidence

  U.S. companies have plenty of cash on hand but aren't doing enough with those cash reserves to stimulate economic recovery, experts say.

• Florida Land Firm Partners With Builders

  Company hopes partnerships with builders will help slow bidding wars for dirt.

• Pulte-Centex Merger Nets Synergy Savings

  Pulte, now the biggest builder in the country, increases its yearly savings estimates from $350 million to $440 million.

• Pulte Homes posts $361.4M loss for Q3

  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Pulte Homes Inc. lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., the homebuilder increased sales by more than a third.

• First-Time Homebuyers in Lancaster County Spurred By $8,000 Federal Tax Credit

  Oct. 28--The road to recovery continues to be paved by first-time homebuyers.

• M/I Homes Increases Sales

  Targeting first-time and bargain-oriented buyers is helping the Ohio-based builder gain ground in the Midwest.

• Meritage Homes Predicts Profitable 2020

  Flush with cash, the builder is on a buying spree for discounted lots.

• FEMA Will Charge Rent on Homes

  Oct. 27--CEDAR RAPIDS -- Facing a deadline to leave her family's governmentsupplied mobile home or start paying rent, Veronica Dorsey is scrambling.