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Uneven home sales plagued the New Jersey-based builder throughout 2010.
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It depends on what you count.
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Luxury builder loses $3.4 million in fiscal 2010's fourth quarter.
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U.K.-based home builder has said in past that it may consider selling its North American builders: Taylor Morrison (U.S.) and Monarch (Canada).
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Toll Brothers purchases WCI community in Florida for $27 million and one in Connecticut for $23.5 million.
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CEO Tomnitz: Economy's woes are likely to hold home sales in check next year.
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Retiring CEO Tom Krobot discusses the timing of turning the company over to his successor.
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Atlanta-based builder's fourth quarter was its worst in a year; however, it did modestly increase closings and orders in its fiscal year.
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Kenneth S. Balogh will replace Tom Krobot, who is retiring.
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Goodwill impairments on its Centex purchase as well as insurance reserves bring heavy writedowns in 2010's Q3.
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Denver-based builder focuses on growing community numbers for spring selling season.
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But CEO Hilton warns turning a profit in the last quarter of 2010 will be tough.
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Average home sales price moves up 14% to $302,000.
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Despite narrowing its losses, the builder cut staff by 8% in its third quarter.
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Public builder pays $62 million in cash, stock, and notes for real estate portfolio that also includes land in Florida and Arizona.
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Jeffrey P. Orleans, grandson of the company's founder, has agreed to resign from the company, which is being reorganized in bankruptcy.
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Gerald D. Kelfer is retiring and will be replaced by Jon M. Donnell in mid-November.
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The Pulte name joins the Centex brand in the Portland, Ore., market.
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Public builder plans to start a 15-story building with 25 luxury homes on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
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As builders simplify their offerings, Whirlpool and GE work to become their exclusive appliance providers.
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Creditors are set to vote on its reorganization plan.
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Company's new portfolio is worth roughly $740 million and includes repossessed real estate and past-due loans.
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Newland and Sekisui House have jointly purchased land to extend Cinco Ranch in Texas and are looking for other acquisitions.
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In partnership with private equity, the builder buys more land in San Antonio.
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Reorganized, the Maryland builder is finding profitable business niches.
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Orders fell 39% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year.
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Homeowners and renters alike say they want to keep tax break for owning a home.
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Miami-based public builder posts another profitable quarter with net earnings of $30 million.
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Luxury builder's chief financial officer was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago.
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Federal Housing Finance Agency proposes to prohibit government-backed financing of homes in communities with transfer fees.
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Michael T. Rand is in jail awaiting a hearing on 11 counts of federal charges.
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Developer picks up 60-acre ready-to-go parcel in the middle of Pinellas County.
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The hedge fund manager's unit is the only bidder on bankruptcy TOUSA's Western assets.
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Harmony Grove Village is entitled for 750 homes and planned as an equestrian-oriented community.
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Plan will need the approval of the builder's creditors as well as the presiding judge in the bankruptcy case.
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Now that the home buyer tax credit party is over, home builder CEOs say they're glad it's gone while bracing themselves for a slower 2010 second half.
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Financial news from Beazer, PulteGroup, Taylor Morrison, D.R. Horton, Ryland, Standard Pacific, MDC, M/I, Meritage, and Brookfield.
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Houston-based builder has been grading trade partners for past seven years on their work quality and service.
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A group of private Texas investors takes over the active adult builder.
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Gibraltar Capital and Asset Management seeks portfolios of distressed assets to manage.
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The $1.7 billion loan portfolio seized from Ohio-based AmTrust Bank is said to include residential land and undeveloped parcels.
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Purchase in Crystal Falls community represents largest land deal that the builder has ever done.
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John Paulson's company has bid $42.4 million for 8,277 lots in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada.
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Huffines is looking for land in other large U.S. markets.
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North American arm of the U.K.-based Taylor Wimpey reports sales results bolstered by Canada's stronger market.
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Decision to limit specs brought a "disadvantage" in late April as tax credit ended, but company CEO asserts building-to-order results in higher profits in the long term.
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Developer launches cleanup for effects of Gulf oil spill on its Panhandle property and prepares to send the bill to BP.
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CEO Stuart Miller expected the sales drop in the wake of the home buyer tax credit deadline, but he also predicts demand will rebound by year's end.
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Builder had operated in Florida and Washington, D.C., metro markets since 2004.
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Former Levitt Cascades community near Orlando will be Shea's second development in Florida.
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CEO Ara Hovnanian says new cheaper land will lead to profitability as builder narrows its quarterly losses.
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No details about the settlement with the Atlanta-based builder were released.
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The Texas-based builder posts its second quarterly profit, half-way to a full year of profitability.
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Columbus, Ohio-based builder logged another loss in its first quarter and starts accumulating land bargains.
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Company's new home order numbers slipped 13.4% compared to the same quarter in 2009.
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Public builder finally turns a profit after three years of red ink.
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Companies promote tax credit, special offers locally and nationally to capture signed contracts by April 30.
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Texas has been a good market for Toll, so the company is snapping up distressed land opportunities.
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Garry Herdler's last day at the company, which is being sold, is April 23.
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McSwain, CEO of now-closed McCar Homes, will continue family tradition of home building with new firm.
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California-based builder loses just $5 million in its first quarter and begins buying land again.
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'Stalking horse' bid sets the floor for an auction of Orleans assets.
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The parcel, 462 acres at Disney's back door, was formerly controlled by KB Home.
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Governor approves $200 million for first-time buyers of new and existing homes.
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Florida-based developer buys two distressed developments in Charlotte to sell to D.R. Horton and NVR.
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Three Florida active-adult communities are getting more amenities and name changes to boost the brand presence.
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LGI Homes forms land-buying joint venture with GoldenTree InSite.
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Sales and margins are up, losses are down for Miami-based public builder.
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CEO Jeffrey Mezger: "We remain bullish on our company's ability to compete."
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Luxury builder snaps up lots, golf course, and more in exclusive Raleigh development that had fallen into foreclosure.
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Builders are reporting traffic is up in some Florida markets, yet challenges remain.
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Deliveries fall 10% year-over-year to 1,091 homes in 1Q 2010.
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But sales are up and CEO Bob Toll sees a stabilizing market.
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Miami-based builder's subsidiary partners with the federal government to manage and monetize distressed loan assets.
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Big writedowns and merger costs, combined with an $800 million tax refund, bring the Michigan-based builder close to breaking even.
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Builder reports $127.2 million in earnings for 4Q 2009, which reflects a $142.6 million tax refund.
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Atlanta-based builder reports improved orders for 2010's first quarter.
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California-based builder manages to earn 31 cents per share in 4Q, thanks to tax refund.
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Higher January sales orders could suggest a busy spring selling season.
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CEO Tomnitz sets goal for four profitable quarters fin 2010.
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Post-bankruptcy, the Florida-based builder sells off "non-core" assets.
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Lennar-Pulte's Lone Mountain community is the first new master planned community to open in recent memory.
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Executives are expecting the company's earnings to turn positive in 2010.
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Executives say the results came from hard work, not increasing community count.
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Three bidders spend 6 1/2 hours battling for 5,499 lots.
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Fulton Homes will have a 30-second local commercial during the Super Bowl.
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Company backed by hedge-fund manager John Paulson also bid on bankrupt builder's land.
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Builders are looking for land in all the right places in Atlanta.
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Provider of finished lots plans to develop and build out its newest land acquisition itself.
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CEO Mezger says the first quarter will indicate what to expect for the rest of the year.
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High-performance homes offer energy efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality.
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A hefty tax return pushes the builder into the black.
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Atlanta-based builder takes another step towards restructuring its debt.
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Without admitting fault, the company agrees to pay more to homeowners with defective shingles.
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Kolter Land is the key bidder for active adult community.