Homebuilders

(MARKET IMPROVEMENT) Survey Shows Expansion In 98 Housing Markets
   Thirty-six states now have at least one improving housing market, the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index shows. The list of improving markets has risen to 98, the sixth consecutive monthly increase.
posted 2/10/12 12:41 PM  read complete story

(MANUFACTURED HOMES) Factory Homes In TVA Energy Pact
   Struggling manufactured home builders and suppliers have a novel approach to help revive the recession-hit industry: a pact between the Tennessee Valley Authority, the industry’s Systems Building Research Alliance, and Tennessee-based manufacturer Clayton Homes to
posted 1/18/12 4:55 PM  read complete story

(HOMEOWNERSHIP RENEWAL) Lennar Takes New Sales Tack
   Riding on an improving economy with a fourth-quarter profit and a sight increase in new home orders, Lennar Corp. banks on a homeownership revival with a website featuring tips and strategies for the next generation of homebuyers
posted 1/10/12 4:46 PM  read complete story

(BUILDERS EYE RENTALS) Builders Entering Rental Arena
   A move by homebuilders to get into the rental home business is catching on as the demand for rentals soar and the Obama administration shifts gears to emphasize rental housing as a way to restart the housing market
posted 9/23/11 12:25 PM  read complete story

(WATER POLLUTION LAWSUIT) Homebuilders Sue EPA On Bay Rules
   Strict Environmental Protection Agency rules governing pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed prompts a rash of lawsuits seeking relaxation of the rules. The National Association of Home Builders is the
posted 7/8/11 1:03 PM  read complete story

(HOMEBUILDER) KB Homes Losses Widen
   KB Homes reports a wider-than-expected quarterly loss in the wake of falling home prices and the increasing value of properties sought by developers. Los Angeles-based KB says it lost $68.5 million in its second
posted 6/30/11 1:02 PM  read complete story

Emphasize Importance of Mortgage Deduction In Wake Of Obama Comments On Deficit Reduction
   Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a homebuilder from Reno, Nev. ...
posted 4/15/11 09:19 AM  read complete story

(COURT DECISION) Developer Loses Housing Challenge
   A California Superior Court judge upholds Palo Alto's ordinance requiring developers to devote between 15% and 25% of their developments to below-market-rate housing. The ruling by Judge Kevin McKenney strikes
posted 2/25/11 12:32 PM  read complete story

(HOMEBUILDERS) Homebuilders Call on Congress to Repeal 1099 Reporting Requirements
   The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is calling on Congress to repeal all new, expanded 1099 reporting requirements ...
posted 2/11/11 09:40 AM  read complete story

(MEXICAN HOUSING PITCH) Mexican Housing Day Scheduled
   Senior Mexican officials host the eighth annual Mexican Housing Day Feb. 10 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The event is billed as an effort to raise awareness of business opportunities in housing for
posted 1/28/11 1:41 PM  read complete story