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• Home construction sinks to new low (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:01pm
Construction of new homes plunged last month to the lowest level on records going back nearly 50 years, as U.S. builders slashed production while Wall Street nose-dived.
• Home builders try to survive in slow market (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
19 Nov 2008 at 3:39pm
Lis DeJong/The Plain DealerAbout a half dozen homes in Rysar Properties' Cinema Park development in Warrensville Heights remain unfinished after the company defaulted on a $3 million loan last summer. Since then, the homes have sat vacant and boarded up,...
• New-home building holds fast in county (The Daily Sentinel)
20 Nov 2008 at 10:27pm
Construction of new homes dipped 4.5 percent nationally from September to October, according to Commerce Department statistics, while new-home construction in Mesa County stayed steady, remaining roughly half of what it was last year.
• SFR TALK: From Lean to Green (Santa Fe Reporter)
19 Nov 2008 at 7:38am
Following a long career in construction, Kim Shanahan left his volunteer position as president of the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association to become its paid interim executive officer.
• No home comforts for construction site kids (Gulf Times)
18 Nov 2008 at 2:59pm
NEW DELHI: It’s not unusual in cities across India to see giggling children chasing each other around piles of sand or playing with shovels as their mothers keep an eye on them from nearby.
• Homebuilder sentiment index plunges to record low (Lexington Herald-Leader)
18 Nov 2008 at 11:32am
Homebuilders' confidence in a near-term housing recovery sank to a new all-time low this month, reflecting growing worries over the U.S. financial crisis, rising unemployment and weakening consumer confidence, an industry trade association said Tuesday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index, started in January 1985, tumbled five points to nine in November. ...
• Homebuilder sentiment index plunges to record low (The Charlotte Observer)
18 Nov 2008 at 11:31am
(By ALEX VEIGA, AP Real Estate Writer) Homebuilders' confidence in a near-term housing recovery sank to a new all-time low this month, reflecting growing worries over the U.S. financial crisis, rising unemployment and weakening consumer confidence, an industry trade association said Tuesday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index, started in January 1985, ...
• Homebuilder sentiment index plunges to record low (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
18 Nov 2008 at 10:24am
By ALEX VEIGA Homebuilders' confidence in a near-term housing recovery sank to a new all-time low this month, reflecting growing worries over the U.S. financial crisis, rising unemployment and weakening consumer confidence, an industry trade association said Tuesday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index, started in January 1985, tumbled five points to nine ...
• USGBC, Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas Team Up to Boost Green Hom...
12 Nov 2008 at 9:25am
GRAPEVINE, Texas----The Sunbelt Builders show last week proved one thing: “GREEN is Mainstream” in Texas thanks in large part to the combined efforts of several different companies, nonprofit organizations and other groups that have been working hard to educate both builders and consumers about green homebuilding options.
• Housing starts, permits hit record lows (Providence Business News)
19 Nov 2008 at 2:51pm
HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION line the street of a suburban development in La Mesa, Calif. With consumers wary, housing prices falling and mortgage lenders tightening their standards, builders are cutting back on new projects.
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