Tag Archives: Home Builders

Home Builders Still in the Woods

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article The best number out of today’s report on sales of newly built homes is not the 7.3 percent bump up in signed contracts, it’s the drop in inventories to a 6.5 … Continue reading

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Even Short-Term FHA Shutdown Will Hit Housing

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article I was hoping not to have to write this particular piece, but it seems I may have no choice, so here we go with housing. What happens to today’s housing market … Continue reading

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Home Builders and Foreclosures: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article We didn’t need KB Home’s dismal quarterly earnings release today to tell us that foreclosures are digging home builders into an even deeper hole. We knew that already; this just put … Continue reading

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Entire State Puts Homes on ‘Clearance’ Sale

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article “This week the cost of buying a home is coming down, way down,” begins the radio ad. The big home builders do it all the time; holiday sales, weekend sales, special … Continue reading

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Spring Real Estate Lessons; Too Early for Conclusions

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article As our week-long Spring Realty Check draws to a close here in Chicago, I’m struggling to come up with a fundamental conclusion. The trouble of course is that the Spring season … Continue reading

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