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Sekisui House Boosts Its Investment in U.S. Development

2011 BUILDER 100 Survey

Lennar Moves into Pacific Northwest

The Home Builder Facebook Index: A List of 250+ Pages

Obama Singles Out Marvin Windows as Exemplary Business

Leading Builders of America Partners with PCBC

Lawler: single-family starts, sales inflection in '12

Starts and Permits Down in December, Closing a Record-Setting Year

Last year set quite a few records for the home building industry—just not the kind anyone wants to celebrate.

Single-family starts up; multi- down ... total 2011 is the worst

Big Builders See Stable Housing Market Ahead

LOS ANGELES - The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.

Fewer Seek Unemployment Aid as Job Market Improves

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market.

Construction Spending Finished 2011 Strong

The year as a whole, however, was down 2% from 2010.

By the Numbers: M/I Homes, Fourth Quarter 2011

For M/I Homes 2011 was another year of red ink, thanks to asset impairments.

By the Numbers: M.D.C. Holdings, Fourth Quarter 2011

Write-downs for asset impairments and charges for paying off debt helped wipe out the builder's chance to end the fourth quarter in the black.

By the Numbers: Beazer Homes USA, Fourth Quarter 2011

The company has come a long way from its beleaguered past when it was listed as one of the most likely public home builders to go under.

By the Numbers: PulteGroup, Fourth Quarter 2011

After a terrible 2010, last year's losses looked almost rosy.

By the Numbers: D.R. Horton, Fourth Quarter 2011

Horton is "looking forward to the spring selling season with cautious optimism,” he said.

Obama Seeks to Broaden Reach of Housing Assistance

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.

KB Home Announces Change in Board of Directors

KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation's premier homebuilders, today announced that Leslie Moonves will not be standing for re-election to the company's Board of Directors at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on April 12, 2012, and will retire from the Board effective as of that date, in order to devote more time to his other professional commitments and interests.

U.S. Government to Extend and Expand Foreclosure Program

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes.

Big Builders See Stable Housing Market Ahead

LOS ANGELES - The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.

Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Falls to Record 3.87%

WASHINGTON - The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year.

Fewer Seek Unemployment Aid as Job Market Improves

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market.

Florida Might Be Snapping Out of Its Housing Stupor

The state’s economy remains weak, but home buyers aren’t as scarce as they were a year ago.

Construction Spending Finished 2011 Strong

The year as a whole, however, was down 2% from 2010.

10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2012

Based on analysis of housing, economic, and demographic data for metro areas nationwide, these markets are showing signs of strength in several key metrics.

Homeownership Rate Down but Stabilizing

Median asking rent prices spiked at the end of 2011 to a median of more than $700 a month, Census figures show.

Updated: Asset Impairments Push M.D.C. Holdings to a Third Quarter Loss

M.D.C. Holdings, which is reporting a net loss of $155.4 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, experienced what CEO Larry A. Mizel calls a "turbulent" period. The Denver-based builder's revenue, which dropped to $686.7 million from $1.08 billion in the year-ago period, was hurt by what is...