Sales

Sales

• Pending Homes Sales Rose Unexpectedly in July

  But National Association of Realtors’ chief economist thinks homes sales will remain soft for “months ahead.”

   

• Aggressive Marketing and Discounting Drive McBride Homes’ Success

  St. Louis-area builder positions itself as a housing “retailer.”

   

• Home Building 360: Slowing Market Brings Builders, Realtors Together

  Builders turn to multiple listing services to sell specs as new-home buyers rely on agents for expertise in a topsy-turvy market.

   

• Receiver Assigned to Dispose of Pennsylvania Builder’s Properties

  Rouse Chamberlin is managing the sale of 22 projects once owned by DeLuca Enterprises.

   

• Customers Still Expect Bargains Before They’ll Buy Homes

  Offering incentives and discounts continues to be the status quo for most builders.

   

• Home Building 360: Product Suppliers Expect Housing Recovery to be Long, Slow

  Several companies are already looking beyond new-home construction for growth.

   

• Real estate agents in Las Vegas adjust to challenging times

  July 25--Raising two teenage daughters in Las Vegas is tough enough.

   

• Dan Ryan Builders Starts Construction in North Carolina

  Maryland-based builder will build out nearly 200 lots in four communities.

   

• Fledgling Builder Upstages Vegas Market

  Land acquisitions propel Harmony Homes, which now wants to grow by expanding to other states.

   

• Strong home sales in Myrtle Beach area have market smiling

  July 13--The real estate market improved in the first half of 2010, according to Realtors and experts, but with continued price drops there is still a ways to go before the market reaches stability.

   

• Obama Signs Extension of Closing Date For Home Buyer Tax Credit

  Purchasers now have until September 30 to complete transactions on contracts signed by April 30.

   

• Timely Decisions Boost Colorado Builder

  As its markets faltered, Boulder Creek Builders rebranded and rebuilt itself for success.

   

• North Carolina’s Anderson Homes to Liquidate

  Market conditions didn’t turn around fast enough for the company to survive Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

   

• House Hunters Defy Traditional Gender Roles

  Men and women look for different things when buying a home, and their priorities no longer follow an Ozzie-and-Harriet formula, according to a recent ZipRealty survey.

   

• Home Builder Software Aimed at Seniors

  New applications developed suited market to older buyers.

   

• Builders Say Why Buyers Aren't Buying

  New NAHB survey reveals what builders think is holding back home buyers from purchasing a home.

   

• Builders Scramble to Meet Tax-Credit Closing Deadline

  Most builders say they’re on target to complete and close houses, but they're worried about buyers who still haven’t gotten mortgages yet.

   

• Go Beyond Square Footage to Sell Smaller Homes

  Designers Sarah Susanka and Michael Woodley share their thoughts about perception and reality at the Housing Leadership Summit.

   

• Builder 100: The Housing Industry Finally Hits Bottom In 2009

  But uncertainties such as rising mortgage rates and impending foreclosures leave a strong recovery in 2010 in doubt.

   

• Home Buyer Demand in 2009 Finally Hit a Bottom It Could Bounce Back From

  Builders say they're working twice as hard to keep their heads above water.