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1:   (TRENDS) Blogs Help Homebuilders Reach Prospective Buyers : During a time when every sale counts, a sound social media strategy that includes insightful blogging ... 09/09/2010 4:52 PM

2:   (BEAZER HOMES) Beazer Homes Reports $27.6M Loss : Beazer Homes USA, Inc. recorded a loss of $27.6 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010. The homebuilder had revenue of $339.9 million during the quarter, compared to $224.1 million in the comparable quarter of the prior 08/13/2010 12:21 PM

3:   (HOMEBUILDER) Homebuilder Partners With USDA For Food Drive : Florida home builder Highland Homes is partnering with USDA Rural Development in its Haven for Hunger food drive. Highland Homes is collecting donations of canned food, cereals and pastas in the model centers 08/13/2010 12:17 PM

4:   (DRYWALL) Employee Cannot Collect In Drywall Suit : The former employee of a construction company that built homes made with defective Chinese drywall cannot claim money awarded to homeowners affected by the product even though his own house is affected. 08/13/2010 12:12 PM

5:   (MARKET OUTLOOK) Atlanta Top City for Recent Grads : If you're a developer of rental properties, you'll be interested to learn that Atlanta is ... 06/02/2010 4:24 PM

6:   (BUILDER FOCUS) Pending Law Would Require SC Builders to Install Sprinklers in 2013 : Beginning in 2013, South Carolina homebuilders will be required to install residential fire sprinklers if a bill passed in the S.C. Senate ... 05/20/2010 4:18 PM

7:   (MARKET OUTLOOK) Florida Real Estate Market Finally Showing Signs of Recovery : Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 24% in first quarter 2010 ... 05/12/2010 11:43 AM

8:   (DEVELOPER FEE) New Fee Levied On Developers : A change in a San Jose, CA development law will require affordable housing developers to pay 50% of a standard fee that other developers are assessed for parkland development. Affordable 03/12/2010 12:34 PM

9:   (TRENDS) Remodeling Activity and Affordable-Home Market Is On The Rise, Architects Say : There are some encouraging signs indicative of a recovering housing market, including an increase in remodeling and alterations of existing homes ... 03/11/2010 12:03 PM

10:   (CHAPTER 11) Orleans Homebuilders In Chap. 11 : Orleans Homebuilders Inc., which develops, builds and markets high-end single-family homes primarily in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 03/05/2010 1:05 PM

11:   Builders Oppose Plan for Treating Polluted Water : When rain comes to the Chesapeake Bay off the Maryland-Virginia coast, pollution problems mount. Rainwater washes across residential and business developments, carrying contaminants through storm sewers and then out into a shallow body of water that ... 02/13/2010 05:30 AM

12:   (LAND AQUISITION) Task Force Helps Builders Secure Land : In response to a groundswell of demand from homebuilders throughout Florida, a Special Task Force has been formed to assist builders and investors in securing lots and in structuring deals for select land purchases. 02/09/2010 3:35 PM

13:   (STRATEGIES) NAHB Awards Costa Pacific Communities for Innovative Design : The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has awarded Costa Pacific Communities' latest community, Villebois ... 02/05/2010 09:14 AM

14:   (STRATEGIES) Builders Working Fast to Take Advantage of Expiring Tax Credit : With the federal home buyer tax scheduled to expire April 30, homebuilders are racing against the clock ... 02/05/2010 09:13 AM

15:   (PRIVATE EQUITY) Homebuilders Tap Private Investors : Homebuilders increasingly are turning to private equity firms to buy or complete unfinished subdivisions as their traditional lenders tighten construction lending. The new borrowing initiative surfaced 01/29/2010 12:53 PM

16:   (MORE DRYWALL) More Homes Affected by Drywall : Nearly 100 more homes with Chinese drywall problems have been found by a Florida-based homebuilder. And while the company believes the pace of discovering such homes will continue to 01/15/2010 12:31 PM

17:   (CONSTRUCTION) Resurgence In Former Boom Markets : Research from Florida-based Metrostudy shows several large homebuilders look to increase housing starts in several key U.S. markets next year. Among the publicly-traded homebuilders most 12/18/2009 12:33 PM

18:   (BUILDERS) Builder Confidence Drops : Optimism among homebuilders wanes in December's Nat'l Assn. of Home Builders-Wells Fargo Housing Market Index 12/18/2009 12:29 PM

19:   (WATER POLLUTION) Storm Water Rules Raise Hackles : A move by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate stormwater runoff from construction sites will add a significant burden on the homebuilding industry and result in higher costs for 12/11/2009 12:07 PM

20:   (CREDIT CRUNCH) Homebuilder Credit Diminishing : Necessary credit for homebuilders to purchase and develop land continues to be scare and the likelihood of it easing anytime soon appears to be dim 10/02/2009 12:17 PM

21:   (LABOR) Pulte Takes On Large Labor Union : Frustrated by maneuvers to unionize the homebuilder, Pulte Homes goes to court against the Laborer's Internat'l Union to halt what its officials claim is an unlawful campaign to disrupt Pulte's business 09/18/2009 1:09 PM

22:   (GREEN HOUSING) McMansions Bow To Energy Efficiency : Homebuilders are beginning to move away from the so-called "McMansion" style of homes, in favor of smaller, more energy-efficient houses, according to new data from market research firm 09/18/2009 11:52 AM

23:   (HOUSING MARKET) Builders' Optimism Rising : Confidence levels for homebuilders remains low largely because of the volatility in developing townhouses and condominiums. However, single-family homebuilders are seeing light at the end of 08/28/2009 12:10 PM

24:   (BUSINESS) Pulte Becomes Builder Powerhouse : Michigan-based Pulte Homes Inc. will merge with Texas-based Centex Corp. to become the country's largest homebuilder, overtaking D.R. Horton Inc. in that category 08/18/2009 4:07 PM

25:   (SETTLEMENT) Builder Settles False Claims Charges : Beazer Homes USA agrees to pay the Federal Housing Admin. $5 million and reimburse homeowners up to $48 million to resolve allegations that it and affiliate Beazer Mortgage Corp. were involved 07/10/2009 12:48 PM

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