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Get a fresh view on the week's housing news.
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Home builders spearhead efforts to build affordable houses, alleviate poverty.
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Encanta Construction in Arizona is licensed to go, despite its predecessor's financial problems.
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Loan giants will grant reprieve to financially strapped borrowers until January 2009 to give new loan modification program time to start working.
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Remarks by Tom Gipson at the William D. Littleford Award for Corporate Community Service luncheon
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Builders who have marketed homes via eBay say site is helpful, but not yet a major source of sales.
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Only a handful of people have applied for assistance from $300 billion initiative.
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Products made from natural, rapidly renewable, or agricultural waste materials dominate annual list.
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Award-winning initiatives in Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Silver Spring, Md., demonstrate the environmental, economic, and social benefits of smart growth.
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Level of new residential construction at or below lowest ever recorded.
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Builder confidence drops to lowest level ever recorded by index since 1985 inception.
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The Home Depot and Lowe’s report more big drops in quarterly earnings and expect no immediate turnaround.
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The NAHB has filed an appeal to the ICC to set aside code changes mandating fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family homes constructed under the 2009 International Residential Code.
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Catch up on the week’s housing news--with a view.
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With move-down buyers stuck in homes that won't sell, builders try to expand market at active adult developments that have stalled.
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RealtyTrac executive: By year's end, 3 million U.S. households will be in some state of foreclosure.
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Scorecard considers building codes, utility programs, appliance efficiency standards, transportation, and more.
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Servicers will receive $800 for each loan modified through this program.
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Researchers find that home values, more than financial wealth, dictate consumer spending trends.
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The firm now holds more than 67,000 single-family foreclosures.
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Pilot programs to build cottages for emergency housing in disaster areas haven’t played out as planned.
The government must help support house prices.
We have yet to see how the government’s actions will affect the housing industry.
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The economy isn’t likely to recover until strength returns to the housing market.
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Denver builder survived dot-com bust, won America's Best Builder award in 2002.
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FHFA leaves conforming loan limit at $417,000 for single-family homes for most parts of country.
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Real estate agents call for housing stimulus to limit depth of recession.
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U.S. job losses hit 1.2 million for first 10 months of 2008, which bodes ill for housing demand.
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Current market conditions make knowing your land's true value both essential and difficult.
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At least one major South Florida developer opposes 7,000-home proposal, which is backed by investor group that includes Lennar and Century Homebuilders.
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Salespeople suggest spending plans, selling collectibles, asking relatives for help, and more.
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New product should be available in about a year.
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A smaller, quieter wind turbine gives U.S. homeowners another renewable energy option.
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Voters face controversial ballot proposals affecting builders in Arizona, Georgia.
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'Fix Housing First' will call on legislators to pass another stimulus package to assist home buyers and stabilize the economy.
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Data indicates that a long and deep recession is likely.
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But spending level dives 41.3% for new single-family residential.
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The builder's CEO offers a bleak assessment of the economy and says his company remains in "defensive mode."
Social media site allows home building firms to market to small niches, engage in conversation with customers at minimal cost.
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Builders say October worst month yet for sales, but worry that conditions will weaken even more in months ahead.
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Slowing economy pushes pre-election decision.
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Housing downturn hasn’t stopped municipalities from trying to extract more dollars from development.
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Energy Pulse survey: More than 80 percent say they would choose one home over another based on energy efficiency.
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Sun Belt housing markets are suffering the most, according to Case-Shiller index.
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The BUILDER 100 firm delivered 522 homes in 2007.
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Activity rises slightly compared to previous month, but still remains 33.1 percent below September ’07.
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Hillwood Development and Scala Real Estate Partners will help finance the $2 billion redevelopment of 770 acres on Hunters Point and Candlestick Point.
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National median sales price for existing homes falls to $191,600.
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Housing market, consumer confidence, and concerns about Palin factor into their presidential picks.
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Pacific states remain hard hit by housing downturn, with home prices in that region plummeting 19.4 percent year-over-year.
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AIA index falls below the break-even mark in all sectors.
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Economists at the NAHB Fall Construction Forecast offer views on mortgages.
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Experts at semi-annual meeting suggest housing could rebound in 2009.
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Solar industry says these tax credits could make U.S. largest solar market in world by 2016.
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David Crowe named as replacement; he will take over top housing economics spot Nov. 17.
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Building industry likely to branch out in coming decades.
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Treasury has authority to do so, thanks to $700 billion bailout.
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But a more conservative approach to mortgage lending has insulated builders and banks from the battering American companies have experienced.
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Illegal immigration is on the decline according to the Pew Hispanic Center, and its impact on residential construction, already being felt, will be magnified once housing emerges from its doldrums.
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Joe Wurzelbacher, whom Sen. John McCain named last night, also has no plans to acquire the company he works for.
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Financial crisis on Wall Street cited as key factor in October HMI.
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Orlando custom builder says book has turned prospects into customers.
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Arizona-based builder revives "sweat equity" program it first offered in the 1980s.
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Apartment executives cite financing challenges, rising supply of rentals as factors.
Shower panels, composite siding, garage doors and more.
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Company's future depends on the availability of inexpensive real estate.
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But investors and developers still think prices could go lower as builders liquidate assets for tax gains.
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Company execs blame economic slowdown, rising costs of raw materials.
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Center for Housing Policy research points to rising cost of insurance, utilities, taxes, and more.
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Gain probably came from bargain-priced foreclosure sales, which is little help to builders.
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Experts believe far fewer homeowners will benefit from federal government's foreclosure-prevention program than projected.
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Census asks about source and amount of down payment for first time in American Housing Survey.