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Home Builders Slow New Construction, Raise Prices

(Read More: Home Builder Confidence Hits 7-Year High) “What are they so excited about?” asked Hunter. “That they have pricing power.” Housing completions fell 0.9 percent to an annualized rate of 690,000, well below demand. Underlying demand consists of new … Continue reading

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Why Today’s Housing Report Spooked Investors So Much

The good housing numbers are all up from a year ago: Sales, starts, building permits, prices, earnings. The bad numbers are down: Mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures, negative equity. So why are investors pulling out of the home builders today? And why … Continue reading

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